O71.0 – Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor

Code

O71.0 (claims format: O710)

Description

Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor

Billable

No – use a more specific code below

Valid for

Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)

Chapter

15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Block

O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery

Parent codes

O71

Billable codes under O71.0

O71.0 is a header code and cannot be used on claims. Choose the most specific code:

• O71.00 – Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, unspecified trimesterBillable
• O71.02 – Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, second trimesterBillable
• O71.03 – Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, third trimesterBillable

Notes for O71.0

Notes inherited from parent codes

Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.

O71 – Other obstetric trauma

Index terms for O71.0

Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:

• Rupture, ruptured, uterus, before labor
• Rupture, ruptured, uterus, pregnant, before labor
• Delivery, complicated, by, rupture, uterus, before labor
• Pregnancy, complicated by, rupture, uterus, before onset of labor

Related codes in O71

• O71.1 – Rupture of uterus during laborBillable
• O71.2 – Postpartum inversion of uterusBillable
• O71.3 – Obstetric laceration of cervixBillable
• O71.4 – Obstetric high vaginal laceration aloneBillable
• O71.5 – Other obstetric injury to pelvic organsBillable
• O71.6 – Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligamentsBillable
• O71.7 – Obstetric hematoma of pelvisBillable
• O71.8 – Other specified obstetric traumaHeader
• O71.9 – Obstetric trauma, unspecifiedBillable