O86.13
O86.13 — Vaginitis following delivery
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O86.13 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for vaginitis following delivery. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
O86.13 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How O86.13 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to O86.13.
- Puerperal, puerperium›metrovaginitis
- Puerperal, puerperium›paravaginitis
- Puerperal, puerperium›perivaginitis
- Puerperal, puerperium›vaginitis
- Puerperal, puerperium›vulvovaginitis
- Vaginitis›puerperal(postpartum)
- Puerperal, puerperium›abscess›vagina(wall)
- Puerperal, puerperium›abscess›vaginorectal
- Puerperal, puerperium›abscess›vulvovaginal gland
- Puerperal, puerperium›infection›vagina
Related codes at this level
Codes that share O86.1. If O86.13 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about O86.13
- Is O86.13 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. O86.13 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does O86.13 sit in the tabular list?
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92).