O71.6 Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments

The ICD-10-CM code for Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments is O71.6 (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 O71.6:

• Separation › symphysis pubis, obstetrical trauma
• Avulsion (traumatic) › symphyseal cartilage (inner), complicating delivery
• Separation › pubic bone, obstetrical trauma
• Damage › coccyx, complicating delivery
• Damage › pelvic › joint or ligament, during delivery
• Avulsion (traumatic) › cartilage › symphyseal (inner), complicating delivery
• Injury › pelvis, pelvic (floor) › joint or ligament, complicating delivery
• Injury › coccyx › complicating delivery

Inclusion Terms

• Obstetric avulsion of inner symphyseal cartilage
• Obstetric damage to coccyx
• Obstetric traumatic separation of symphysis (pubis)

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 1,195 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O71.6 among the documented diagnoses.
• 110 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)