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O86.89

O86.89: Other specified puerperal infections

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O86.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified puerperal infections. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O86.89

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on O86: Other puerperal infections

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

Other codes that can never be billed with O86.89

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

  • A46Erysipelas
  • N71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O86.89 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Erysipelas›puerperal, postpartum
  • Lymphangitis›puerperal, postpartum, childbirth
  • Puerperal, puerperium›lymphangitis
  • Infection, infected, infective›puerperal›genitourinary tract NEC
  • Infection, infected, infective›puerperal›specified NEC
  • Puerperal, puerperium›infection›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under O86.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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