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O86

O86: Other puerperal infections

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O86 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other puerperal infections. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

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

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

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

Other codes that can never be billed with O86

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • A46Erysipelas
  • N71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
  • O85Puerperal sepsis
  • R50Fever of other and unknown origin

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead O86

5 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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