ICD-10: O86.0

Infection of obstetric surgical wound

Clinical Information

Inclusion Terms

  • Infected cesarean delivery wound following delivery
  • Infected perineal repair following delivery

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 1

  • postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
  • postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82)
  • complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (T81.4-)

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