O71.8
Header — not billableOther specified obstetric trauma
The ICD-10 code for other specified obstetric trauma is O71.8.
O71.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- O71.0Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labornon-billable header
- O71.1Rupture of uterus during labor
- O71.2Postpartum inversion of uterus
- O71.3Obstetric laceration of cervix
- O71.4Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone
- O71.5Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs
- O71.6Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments
- O71.7Obstetric hematoma of pelvis
- O71.9Obstetric trauma, unspecified
- O71.8Other specified obstetric traumanon-billable header