O86.01

Infection of obstetric surgical wound, superficial incisional site

Billable / specific

O86.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Subcutaneous abscess following an obstetrical procedure
  • Stitch abscess following an obstetrical procedure

Includes (from O86)

  • Note: CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
  • Note: Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
  • Note: Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
  • Note: 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (T81.4-) (from O86.0)
  • postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82) (from O86.0)
  • postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11) (from O86.0)
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-) (from O86)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O86)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O86)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0) (from O86)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O86)
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O86)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O86)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O86)
  • infection during labor (O75.3) (from O86)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O86)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known. (from O86)
  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent (from O86)

Also known as

  • Subcutaneous abscess following an obstetrical procedure
  • Stitch abscess following an obstetrical procedure
  • Abscess, stitch, following an obstetrical procedure
  • Abscess, subcutaneous, following procedure, obstetrical
  • Infection, infected, infective, obstetrical surgical wound, incisional site, superficial

Parent code

  • O86.0Infection of obstetric surgical woundHeader

Related codes

  • O86.00Infection of obstetric surgical wound, unspecifiedBillable
  • O86.02Infection of obstetric surgical wound, deep incisional siteBillable
  • O86.03Infection of obstetric surgical wound, organ and space siteBillable
  • O86.04Sepsis following an obstetrical procedureBillable
  • O86.09Infection of obstetric surgical wound, other surgical siteBillable

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