O70Perineal laceration during delivery
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use O70 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XV
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Group O60-O75
- Complications of labour and delivery
- Official Vietnamese name
- Rách tầng sinh môn trong đẻ
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: episiotomy extended by laceration Excl.: obstetric high vaginal laceration (O71.4) vaginal sulcus laceration (O71.4)
Related O70 codes
O70.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
First degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Second degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fourth degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
