O71 ICD-10-CA category: Other obstetric trauma
O71 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 46 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
O71Other obstetric trauma
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in O71
O71 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
O71.0Rupture of uterus before onset of labour (9 codes)O71.1Rupture of uterus during labour (9 codes)O71.2Postpartum inversion of uterus (3 codes)O71.3Obstetric laceration of cervix (3 codes)O71.4Obstetric high vaginal laceration (3 codes)O71.5Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs (3 codes)O71.6Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments (3 codes)O71.7Obstetric haematoma of pelvis (3 codes)O71.8Other specified obstetric trauma (5 codes)O71.9Obstetric trauma, unspecified (5 codes)Notes for O71
As CIHI prints them, with any note O71 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Damage from instruments during vaginal delivery or caesarean section
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium classified elsewhere:external causes (for mortality) (V,W,X,Y)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88.1, T88.6-T98)mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)obstetrical tetanus (A34)postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)supervision of:• high-risk pregnancy (Z35.-)• normal pregnancy (Z34.-)From Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
Note
- The codes included in this chapter are to be used for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)From Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
Where O71 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
- 2Block O60-O75Complications of labour and delivery
- 3Category O71Other obstetric trauma
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is O71 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. O71 (Other obstetric trauma) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 46 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is O71 in ICD-10-CA?
O71 sits under O60-O75 Complications of labour and delivery, within Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99).
What coding notes apply to O71?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Note, Excludes notes for O71, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside O71
View O60-O75O60Preterm labour and deliveryO61Failed induction of labourO62Abnormalities of forces of labourO63Long labourO64Obstructed labour due to malposition and malpresentation of fetusO65Obstructed labour due to maternal pelvic abnormalityO66Other obstructed labourO67Labour and delivery complicated by intrapartum haemorrhage, not elsewhere classifiedO68Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress]O69Labour and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complicationsO70Perineal laceration during deliveryO72Postpartum haemorrhageO73Retained placenta and membranes, without haemorrhageO74Complications of anaesthesia during labour and deliveryO75Other complications of labour and delivery, not elsewhere classified