O86.01 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, superficial incisional site

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Applicable To

Subcutaneous abscess following an obstetrical procedure
Stitch abscess following an obstetrical procedure

MDC / MS-DRG Reference


Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
subcutaneous See also Abscess, by site
incisional site

Sibling Codes


Parent Sibling Codes


View in Tabular

Code Title
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O85-O92 Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
O86 Other puerperal infections
O86.0 Infection of obstetric surgical wound
O86.01 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, superficial incisional site
Applicable to
Subcutaneous abscess following an obstetrical procedure
Stitch abscess following an obstetrical procedure