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O86.0 - Infection of obstetric surgical wound


The ICD 10 Code for Infection of obstetric surgical wound is listed as O86.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: O86.0
Description: Infection of obstetric surgical wound
  • Infected cesarean delivery wound following delivery
  • Infected perineal repair following delivery
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
769 - Postpartum & Post Abortion Diagnoses W O.r. Procedure
774 - Vaginal Delivery W Complicating Diagnoses
776 - Postpartum & Post Abortion Diagnoses W/o O.r. Procedure
Chapter Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Block Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
Parent O86 - Other puerperal infections
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 674.32 - Other complications of obstetrical surgical wounds, delivered, with mention of postpartum complication (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 674.34 - Other complications of obstetrical surgical wounds, postpartum condition or complication (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of O86.0:
O86.1 - Other infection of genital tract following delivery
O86.2 - Urinary tract infection following delivery
O86.4 - Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery
O86.8 - Other specified puerperal infections