O71.89 Other specified obstetric trauma

The ICD-10-CM code for Other specified obstetric trauma is O71.89 (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 O71.89:

• Obstetrical trauma (complicating delivery) › specified type NEC
• Trauma, traumatism › obstetric › specified NEC
• Diastasis › recti (abdomen) › complicating delivery
• Injury › obstetrical › specified NEC
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › diastasis recti (abdominis)
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › laceration (perineal) › specified NEC
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › obstetric trauma › specified NEC
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › trauma (obstetrical) › specified NEC

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 12,190 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O71.89 among the documented diagnoses.
• 630 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)