O70.23

Billable

ChapterO00–O9A

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Official Description

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIc

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

Instructional Notes

Includes

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery with both external anal sphincter (EAS) and internal anal sphincter (IAS) torn

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)

O70Perineal laceration during delivery

O70.2Third degree perineal laceration during delivery

O70.23Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIc

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O70.23:

subcategoryO70.2

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery

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categoryO70

Perineal laceration during delivery

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chapterCH15

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to O70.23. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

2 raw paths

Delivery (childbirth) (labor)2 unique routes

complicated(2 variants)

by(2 variants)

laceration (perineal)(2 variants)

perineum, perineal(2 variants)

third degree(2 variants)

IIIc→O70.23

with

both external anal sphincter (EAS) and internal anal sphincter (IAS) torn (IIIc)→O70.23

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 769

Postpartum and Post Abortion Diagnoses with O.R. Procedures

DRG 776

Postpartum and Post Abortion Diagnoses without O.R. Procedures

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