O71.3 Obstetric laceration of cervix

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

Applicable to

• Annular detachment of cervix

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)

• 665.31 Laceration of cervix, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (approximate)
• 665.34 Laceration of cervix, 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 O71.3

Back-references to O71.3

• Type 1 Excludes: N88.1 Old laceration of cervix uteri ("current obstetric trauma (O71.3)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N88.8 Other specified noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri ("current obstetric trauma (O71.3)")

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 O71.3

• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › annular detachment of cervix
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › laceration (perineal) › cervix (uteri)
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › rupture › cervix
• Detachment › cervix, annular › complicating delivery
• Injury › instrumental (during surgery) › obstetrical › cervix
• Injury › internal › cervix (uteri) › obstetrical trauma
• Injury › uterus, uterine › laceration › cervix at delivery
• Laceration › cervix (uteri) › obstetrical trauma (current)
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › cervix (uteri) › obstetrical trauma
• Rupture, ruptured › cervix (uteri) › obstetrical trauma
• Tear, torn (traumatic) › cervix › obstetrical trauma (current)

Nearby codes

• 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
• O71.3 Obstetric laceration of cervix (this code)
• 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
• O71.8 Other specified obstetric trauma