O71.9 Obstetric trauma, unspecified

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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)

• 665.91 Unspecified obstetrical trauma, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (approximate)
• 665.92 Unspecified obstetrical trauma, delivered, with mention of postpartum complication (approximate)
• 665.94 Unspecified obstetrical trauma, 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 O71.9

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 O71.9

• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › injury (to mother)
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › obstetric trauma
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › trauma (obstetrical)
• Injury › childbirth (newborn) › maternal NEC
• Injury › delivery (newborn) › maternal NEC
• Injury › genital organ (s) › obstetrical trauma
• Injury › instrumental (during surgery) › obstetrical
• Injury › obstetrical
• Obstetrical trauma (complicating delivery)
• Trauma, traumatism › during delivery
• Trauma, traumatism › obstetric

Nearby codes

• O71.7 Obstetric hematoma of pelvis
• O71.8 Other specified obstetric trauma
• O71.81 Laceration of uterus, not elsewhere classified
• O71.82 Other specified trauma to perineum and vulva
• O71.89 Other specified obstetric trauma
• O71.9 Obstetric trauma, unspecified (this code)