ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
O86.8Other specified puerperal infections
O86.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About O86.8
O86.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified puerperal infections. It belongs to category O86 (other puerperal infections), block O85-O92 (complications predominantly related to the puerperium) and chapter 15 (pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.
Within O86, choose O86.8 (Other specified puerperal infections) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: infection of obstetric surgical wound (O86.0), other infection of genital tract following delivery (O86.1), urinary tract infection following delivery (O86.2) and pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery (O86.4).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: O86.81 (thrombophlebitis) and O86.89 (infections).
Use an additional code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under O86.8
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to O86.8.
Broader instructions also apply from O85-O92 Complications predominantly related to the puerperium and Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about O86.8
Is O86.8 billable?
- No. O86.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.