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ICD-10-CM Code for Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments O71.6

ICD-10 code O71.6 for Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments
Obstetric avulsion of inner symphyseal cartilage
Obstetric damage to coccyx
Obstetric traumatic separation of symphysis (pubis)

O71

Includes: obstetric damage from instruments

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