natashalage
Expert
Hello Coding community,
I need your help, please. During a delivery "Perineum was inspected and found to have a bilateral vaginal degree laceration, repaired with a 3-0 Vicryl Rapide in the standard fashion"
I am not sure what dx code I should use: was it with 'perineal laceration'? or 'high vaginal"?
Should I code it as O70.0-First degree perineal laceration during delivery or O71.4- Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone?
I think it’s O71.4 because MD mentioned "Perineum” and it’s seems like a simple repair (not like we would see for High Vaginal O70.0 I think). O70.0 is lesser by severity than O71.4 a High vaginal.
I found the following types of vaginal lacerations in ICD-10CM:
O70.0- 1st degree perineal laceration with: labia, vulva. O70.1- 2nd degree with vaginal muscles
O71.4- Obstetric High vaginal alone ( without perineal laceration)
Which icd-10 code would be correct to assign?
Thank you very much for your help in advance.
I need your help, please. During a delivery "Perineum was inspected and found to have a bilateral vaginal degree laceration, repaired with a 3-0 Vicryl Rapide in the standard fashion"
I am not sure what dx code I should use: was it with 'perineal laceration'? or 'high vaginal"?
Should I code it as O70.0-First degree perineal laceration during delivery or O71.4- Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone?
I think it’s O71.4 because MD mentioned "Perineum” and it’s seems like a simple repair (not like we would see for High Vaginal O70.0 I think). O70.0 is lesser by severity than O71.4 a High vaginal.
I found the following types of vaginal lacerations in ICD-10CM:
O70.0- 1st degree perineal laceration with: labia, vulva. O70.1- 2nd degree with vaginal muscles
O71.4- Obstetric High vaginal alone ( without perineal laceration)
Which icd-10 code would be correct to assign?
Thank you very much for your help in advance.