O86

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other puerperal infections

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

CH15 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Use Additional Code
  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

O85-O92 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • infection during labor (O75.3)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
Use Additional Code
  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Clinical Hierarchy

CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O85-O92Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
O86Other puerperal infections
O86.0Infection of obstetric surgical wound
O86.1Other infection of genital tract following delivery
O86.2Urinary tract infection following delivery
O86.4Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery
O86.8Other specified puerperal infections

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O86:

blockO85-O92
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
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chapterCH15
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to O86. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths
Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)7 unique routes
intra-abdominal
following procedure
obstetrical→O86
intramuscular, following procedure
obstetrical→O86
kidney
puerperal (postpartum)→O86
stitch
following an obstetrical procedure→O86
sub-fascial, following an obstetrical procedure→O86
subcutaneous
following procedure
obstetrical→O86
subphrenic
following an obstetrical procedure→O86
Cervicitis (acute) (atrophic) (chronic) (nonvenereal) (senile) (subacute) (with ulceration)1 unique routes
puerperal (postpartum)→O86
Complication (s) (from) (of)3 unique routes
cesarean delivery wound NEC
infection (following delivery)→O86
obstetric
surgical wound NEC
infection→O86
perineal repair (obstetrical) NEC
infection (following delivery)→O86
Cystitis (exudative) (hemorrhagic) (septic) (suppurative)1 unique routes
puerperal (postpartum)→O86
Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative)1 unique routes
puerperal, postpartum, childbirth→O86
Erysipelas (gangrenous) (infantile) (newborn) (phlegmonous) (suppurative)1 unique routes
puerperal, postpartum→O86
Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)2 unique routes
following delivery→O86
puerperal→O86
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)9 unique routes
cesarean delivery wound (puerperal)→O86
episiotomy (puerperal)→O86
kidney (cortex) (hematogenous)
puerperal (postpartum)→O86
obstetrical surgical wound (puerperal)→O86(5 variants)
incisional site(2 variants)
deep→O86
superficial→O86
organ and space site→O86
surgical site specified NEC→O86
perineal repair (puerperal)→O86

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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