O71.1
Rupture of uterus during labor
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 7 never code together
Instructional notes 9
O71code
Includes
- obstetric damage from instruments
O71.1code
Inclusion terms
- Rupture of uterus not stated as occurring before onset of labor
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Notes
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.Z3A
Index entries leading here 5
Alongside this code 9 same parent — O71
O71.0 Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor category O71.2 Postpartum inversion of uterus O71.3 Obstetric laceration of cervix 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 category O71.9 Obstetric trauma, unspecified
Additional references
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