O71.6 – Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments
ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Complications of labor and delivery
ICD-10-CM code
O71.6
- Code
O71.6(claims format:O716)- Description
- Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments
- Billable
- Yes – valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
- 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
Notes for O71.6
Applicable to:
- Obstetric avulsion of inner symphyseal cartilage
- Obstetric damage to coccyx
- Obstetric traumatic separation of symphysis (pubis)
Notes inherited from parent codes
Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.
O71 – Other obstetric trauma
Includes:
- obstetric damage from instruments
Index terms for O71.6
Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:
- Avulsion, symphyseal cartilage
- Avulsion, cartilage, symphyseal
- Damage, coccyx, complicating delivery
- Injury, coccyx, complicating delivery
- Separation, pubic bone, obstetrical trauma
- Rupture, ruptured, symphysis pubis, obstetric
- Laceration, broad ligament, obstetrical trauma
- Tear, torn, broad ligament, obstetrical trauma
- Separation, symphysis pubis, obstetrical trauma
- Delivery, complicated, by, separation, pubic bone
- Damage, pelvic, joint or ligament, during delivery
- Perforation, perforated, broad ligament, obstetrical trauma
- Injury, pelvis, pelvic, joint or ligament, complicating delivery
Related codes in O71
- O71.0 – Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of laborHeader
- 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
- O71.7 – Obstetric hematoma of pelvisBillable
- O71.8 – Other specified obstetric traumaHeader
- O71.9 – Obstetric trauma, unspecifiedBillable
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10 code O71.6?
O71.6 is the ICD-10-CM code for obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments, in the block O60-O77 (Complications of labor and delivery).
Is O71.6 a billable code?
Yes. O71.6 is a billable/specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
What category does O71.6 belong to?
It belongs to category O71 – Other obstetric trauma.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.