O71.2 Postpartum inversion of uterus

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from O71 Other obstetric trauma

Includes

• obstetric damage from instruments

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 769 in MDC 14.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 665.22 Inversion of uterus, delivered, with mention of postpartum complication (approximate)
• 665.24 Inversion of uterus, postpartum condition or complication (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Maternity diagnoses (age 9 through 64): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 9 through 64.

Code annotations containing back-references to O71.2

Back-references to O71.2

• Type 1 Excludes: N85.5 Inversion of uterus ("current obstetric trauma (O71.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N85.5 Inversion of uterus ("postpartum inversion of uterus (O71.2)")

Back-references to O71

• Type 1 Excludes: S37 Injury of urinary and pelvic organs ("obstetric trauma to pelvic organs (O71.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S37.6 Injury of uterus ("injury to uterus during delivery (O71.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for O71.2

• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › inversion, uterus
• Extroversion › uterus › complicating delivery
• Inversion › uterus (chronic) (postinfectional) (postpartal, old) › postpartum

Nearby codes

• O71.0 Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor
• O71.00 Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, unspecified trimester
• O71.02 Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, second trimester
• O71.03 Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, third trimester
• O71.1 Rupture of uterus during labor
• O71.2 Postpartum inversion of uterus (this code)
• O71.3 Obstetric laceration of cervix
• O71.4 Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone
• O71.5 Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs
• O71.6 Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments
• O71.7 Obstetric hematoma of pelvis