O71.82 Other specified trauma to perineum and vulva

The ICD-10-CM code for Other specified trauma to perineum and vulva is O71.82 (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 O71.82:

• Tear, torn (traumatic) › periurethral tissue, obstetrical trauma
• Injury › periurethral tissue › complicating delivery
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › damage to (injury to) NEC › vulva
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › damage to (injury to) NEC › perineum
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › trauma (obstetrical) › periurethral
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › damage to (injury to) NEC › periurethral tissue

Inclusion Terms

• Obstetric periurethral trauma

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 181,040 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O71.82 among the documented diagnoses.
• 9,595 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)