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O86

Non-Billable (Header)

Other puerperal infections

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • infection during labor (O75.3)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)

Use Additional Code

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Child Codes

O86.0Infection of obstetric surgical wound
O86.1Other infection of genital tract following delivery
O86.2Urinary tract infection following delivery
O86.4Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery
O86.8Other specified puerperal infections

Code Hierarchy

└O86Other puerperal infections
└O86Other puerperal infections

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