ICD-10-CM category O86: Other puerperal infections
Category O86 is a heading in chapter 15 (Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)), section Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92). It is not billable; report one of the 17 complete codes below.
Notes that apply to every O86 code
- Excludes2 (not part of this condition, may be coded together)
- infection during labor (O75.3)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- Use additional code
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Billable codes in O86
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| O86.11 | Cervicitis following delivery |
| O86.12 | Endometritis following delivery |
| O86.13 | Vaginitis following delivery |
| O86.19 | Other infection of genital tract 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 |
| O86.81 | Puerperal septic thrombophlebitis |
| O86.89 | Other specified puerperal infections |
Sources
Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular order file (category titles)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file icd10cm_order_2027.txtSHA-256 38981fb2c1226e2b…
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list (chapter titles and ranges)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file 2027-code-tables-tabular-index.zipSHA-256 37baa476323714be…
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- ICD-10 MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44 (text)Version v44 · effective 2026-10-01 · file fy2027-fr-icd10-ms-drg-definitions-manual-files-v44.zipSHA-256 ae4f6c11727fe91f…
- IPPS FY2027 Tables 6A-6K: new, invalid and revised ICD-10-CM/PCS codes, CC/MCC list changes and CC exclusionsVersion FY2027 (final rule; not reissued by CN3) · effective 2026-10-01 · file fy2027-ipps-fr-tables-6a-6k.zipSHA-256 ca0af87b0869a405…
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 POA-exempt codes (full list, additions, deletions and revisions)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file 2027-poa-exempt-codes.zipSHA-256 03f55091045024d0…
- ICD-10-CM to CMS-HCC V28 mappings, payment year 2027 initialVersion PY2027 initial ICD-10-CM mappings (dates of service 2026) · effective 2027-01-01 · file 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings.csvSHA-256 9c260b06d0dd2806…
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Codes from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM files (all chapters). Report the code that matches the documentation and the Official Guidelines; this list is not coding advice.