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Diagnosis Code

O86.0 INFECTION OF OBSTETRIC SURGICAL WOUND


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: O86.0

Short Description: Infection of obstetric surgical wound

Long Description: Infection of obstetric surgical wound

The code O86.0 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
      • Other puerperal infections (O86)
        • O86.0 Infection of obstetric surgical wound

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O86.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Infected cesarean delivery wound following delivery
    • Infected perineal repair following delivery
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (@T81.4*-)
    • postprocedural fever NOS (@R50.82*)
    • postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (@K68.11*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O86.0 Right Arrow 674.32 Ob surg compl-del w p/p
674.34 Ob surg comp NEC-postpar

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
O86 Other puerperal infections
O86.00 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, unspecified
O86.01 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, superficial incisional site
O86.02 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, deep incisional site
O86.03 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, organ and space site
O86.04 Sepsis following an obstetrical procedure
O86.09 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, other surgical site
O86.1 Other infection of genital tract following delivery
O86.11 Cervicitis following delivery
O86.12 Endometritis following delivery
O86.13 Vaginitis following delivery
O86.19 Other infection of genital tract following delivery
O86.2 Urinary tract infection following delivery
O86.20 Urinary tract infection following delivery, unspecified
O86.21 Infection of kidney following delivery
O86.22 Infection of bladder following delivery
O86.29 Other urinary tract infection following delivery
O86.4 Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery
O86.8 Other specified puerperal infections
O86.81 Puerperal septic thrombophlebitis
O86.89 Other specified puerperal infections

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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