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O86.0

Non-billable

Infection of obstetric surgical wound

O86.0 is the ICD-10-CM code for Infection of obstetric surgical wound. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as O86.00 for billing.

Status
Header (non-billable)
Chapter
O00-O9A
Parent
O86
Subcodes
6
Edition
FY2026

O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Includes

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

Excludes1 — not coded here

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

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code O86.0?
O86.0 is the ICD-10-CM code for "Infection of obstetric surgical wound". It falls under O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
Is O86.0 a billable code?
No — O86.0 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code (such as O86.00) for billing.
What are the subcodes of O86.0?
O86.0 has 6 more specific child codes, including O86.00, O86.01, O86.02.
What is excluded from O86.0?
Excludes1 (not coded here): complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (T81.4-); postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82); postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11).

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.

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