JB44.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Disruption of perineal obstetric wound

Coding note from above levels

The codes included in this chapter are to be used for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)

Index terms

  • Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
  • Secondary perineal tear
  • breakdown of perineum
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  • obstetrical breakdown of perineum
  • perineal repair breakdown
  • perineal wound dehiscence
  • secondary perineal tear in the puerperium
  • Disruption of perineal laceration repair in the puerperium
  • disruption perineal laceration wound
  • Disruption of episiotomy wound
  • dehiscence of episiotomy
  • disruption of episiotomy wound in the puerperium

Inclusions

  • Secondary perineal tear

Exclusions from above levels

  • 1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • 23 – External causes (for mortality)
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  • 5A61.0 – Postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/882114523 – Mental or behavioural disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

Sibling codes

  • JB44.0 – Disruption of caesarean section wound
  • JB44.2 – Haematoma of obstetric wound
  • JB44.3 – Cardiomyopathy in the puerperium
  • JB44.4 – Postpartum acute renal failure
  • JB44.5 – Postpartum thyroiditis
  • JB44.6 – Puerperal osteomalacia
  • JB44.Y – Other specified complications of the puerperium
  • JB44.Z – Complications of the puerperium, unspecified

Foundation entity

Disruption of perineal obstetric wound – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1497568747

Part of: JB44: Certain specified complications of the puerperium › 18: Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium