O86.0 - Infection of obstetric surgical wound

  • Applicable to Infection of obstetric surgical wound
  • The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM O86.0 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD10-CM version of O86.0 - other international versions of ICD10 O86.0 may differ.
  • O86.0 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • O86.0 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • O86.0 - Infection of obstetric surgical wound
    • O86.0 - Infection of obstetric surgical wound
    • 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

 Inclusion Term

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

Type 1 Excludes

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

The following codes above O86.0 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to O86.0:

Chapter: O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Section: O85-O92 Complications predominantly related to the puerperium

Category: O86 Other puerperal infections

    
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

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