O71 (Other obstetric trauma) compared with S37.19XD (Other injury of ureter, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.
“obstetric trauma to pelvic organs (O71.-)”
An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a
No — do not report together. S37.19XD carries an Excludes1 note covering O71: “obstetric trauma to pelvic organs (O71.-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
| O71Other obstetric trauma | S37.19XDOther injury of ureter, subsequent encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Other obstetric trauma is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O71). | Other injury of ureter, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S37.19D). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S37 |
| Includes | obstetric damage from instruments | injuries to the abdominal wall injuries to the anus injuries to the buttock injuries to the external genitalia |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources