O71.4 Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone

The ICD-10-CM code for Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone is O71.4 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Section

O60-O77: Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)

Category O71

17 codes (14 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O71.4:

• Laceration › vagina › during delivery
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › vagina › obstetrical trauma
• Injury › instrumental (during surgery) › obstetrical › high vaginal
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › laceration (perineal) › vagina, vaginal (deep) (high) (without perineal laceration)
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › laceration (perineal) › rectovaginal (septum) (without perineal laceration)

Inclusion Terms

• Laceration of vaginal wall without perineal laceration

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 56,740 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O71.4 among the documented diagnoses.
• 4,805 stays listed it as the principal diagnosis.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool
• AHRQ — HCUP National Inpatient Sample, Frequencies by Diagnosis Code (2016–2023)