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O86.0

Infection of obstetric surgical wound

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

O86O86.0

Chapter: 15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Section: O85-O92 - Complications predominantly related to the puerperium

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Infected cesarean delivery wound following delivery
  • Infected perineal repair following delivery

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with O86.0

  • complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (T81.4-)
  • R50.82 - postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82)
  • K68.11 - postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)

Specific Codes (6)

O86.00Billable

Infection of obstetric surgical wound, unspecified

O86.01Billable

Infection of obstetric surgical wound, superficial incisional site

O86.02Billable

Infection of obstetric surgical wound, deep incisional site

O86.03Billable

Infection of obstetric surgical wound, organ and space site

O86.04Billable

Sepsis following an obstetrical procedure

O86.09Billable

Infection of obstetric surgical wound, other surgical site

Related Codes

O86.1Category

Other infection of genital tract following delivery

O86.2Category

Urinary tract infection following delivery

O86.4Billable

Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery

O86.8Category

Other specified puerperal infections

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