ICD-10-CM category
O86 Other puerperal infections
O86 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 17 complete codes below.
Codes in O86
- O86.00Infection of obstetric surgical wound, unspecified
- O86.01Infection of obstetric surgical wound, superficial incisional site
- O86.02Infection of obstetric surgical wound, deep incisional site
- O86.03Infection of obstetric surgical wound, organ and space site
- O86.04Sepsis following an obstetrical procedure
- O86.09Infection of obstetric surgical wound, other surgical site
- O86.11Cervicitis following delivery
- O86.12Endometritis following delivery
- O86.13Vaginitis following delivery
- O86.19Other infection of genital tract following delivery
- O86.20Urinary tract infection following delivery, unspecified
- O86.21Infection of kidney following delivery
- O86.22Infection of bladder following delivery
- O86.29Other urinary tract infection following delivery
- O86.4Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery
- O86.81Puerperal septic thrombophlebitis
- O86.89Other specified puerperal infections
Outside the US? O86 in the international WHO ICD-10 lists its inclusion and exclusion notes.
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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