O71.5 Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs

The ICD-10-CM code for Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs is O71.5 (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 O71.5:

• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › bowel › obstetrical trauma
• Injury › bladder (sphincter) › obstetrical trauma
• Laceration › bladder › obstetrical trauma
• Laceration › urethra › obstetrical trauma
• Injury › bladder (sphincter) › at delivery
• Laceration › bowel › obstetrical trauma
• Injury › urethra (sphincter) › at delivery
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › bladder (urinary) › obstetrical trauma

Inclusion Terms

• Obstetric injury to bladder
• Obstetric injury to urethra

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 3,375 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O71.5 among the documented diagnoses.
• 190 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)