O90.1
Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
Instructional notes 10
O90.1code
Inclusion terms
- Disruption of wound of episiotomy
- Disruption of wound of perineal laceration
- Secondary perineal tear
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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 7
Alongside this code 8 same parent — O90
O90.0 Disruption of cesarean delivery wound O90.2 Hematoma of obstetric wound O90.3 Peripartum cardiomyopathy O90.4 Postpartum acute kidney failure category O90.5 Postpartum thyroiditis O90.6 Postpartum mood disturbance O90.8 Oth complications of the puerperium, NEC category O90.9 Complication of the puerperium, unspecified
Additional references
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