O86.0
Header — not billableInfection of obstetric surgical wound
The ICD-10 code for infection of obstetric surgical wound is O86.0.
O86.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Infected cesarean delivery wound following delivery
- Infected perineal repair following delivery
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under O86.0
- 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
Related codes in this category
- O86.1Other infection of genital tract following deliverynon-billable header
- O86.2Urinary tract infection following deliverynon-billable header
- O86.4Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery
- O86.8Other specified puerperal infectionsnon-billable header
- O86.0Infection of obstetric surgical woundnon-billable header
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 67432Approximate match
- 67434Approximate match
- 67430Approximate match