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O86.03

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Infection of obstetric surgical wound, organ and space site

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

An infection that develops in the deeper layers of a surgical wound made during childbirth, affecting the organs or spaces within the abdomen.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is used for post-cesarean or other obstetric surgical infections involving organ/space sites, not superficial wounds
  • •Verify the specific surgical site and document whether this is a deep incisional or organ/space infection per CDC definitions

Code Hierarchy

└O86Other puerperal infections└O86.0Infection of obstetric surgical wound└O86.03Infection of obstetric surgical wound, organ and space site
└O86.03Infection of obstetric surgical wound, organ and space site

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