O86.0 vs R50.82
O86.0 (Infection of obstetric surgical wound) compared with R50.82 (Postprocedural fever), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. O86.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering R50.82: “postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| O86.0Infection of obstetric surgical wound | R50.82Postprocedural fever | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A) | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) |
| Definition | Infection of obstetric surgical wound is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O86.0). | Postprocedural fever is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R50.82). |
| Includes | Infected cesarean delivery wound following delivery Infected perineal repair following delivery | — |
| Use additional code | code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources