O70.2
ICD-10Non-billable categoryThird degree perineal laceration during delivery
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.2 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving anal sphincter
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving rectovaginal septum
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving sphincter NOS
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- anal sphincter tear during delivery without third degree perineal laceration (O70.4)
- perineal laceration involving anal or rectal mucosa (O70.3)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 4 codes beneath O70.2. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in O70
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- O70
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.