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O86.4 vs O99.824

O86.4 (Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery) compared with O99.824 (Streptococcus B carrier state complicating childbirth), from the official CMS tabular data.

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Summary

These codes can be reported together when both conditions are documented, because O99.824 lists O86.4 under Excludes2, which marks them as distinct conditions.

Official rule
What is different?

The conditions named.O86.4 is “Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery”; O99.824 is “Streptococcus B carrier state complicating childbirth”.

Registry fact

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented.O99.824 lists O86.4 under Excludes2: “infection of genitourinary tract following delivery (O86.1-O86.4)”. Excludes2 marks distinct conditions that may both be reported when both are documented.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is there an Excludes1 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. O99.824 carries 1 Excludes1 note covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.

Official rule

Is there an Excludes2 relationship?

Yes.O99.824’s tabular entry: “infection of genitourinary tract following delivery (O86.1-O86.4)”. The note covers O86.4.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is one more specific?

Not comparable.The codes sit in different categories; specificity is only comparable within one category.

Is one a parent or header code?

No.Both are billable codes, and neither contains the other.

Registry fact

Are there sequencing instructions?

None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.

Official rule

Are there other coding relationships?

None found.No laterality, encounter-phase, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, or history-versus-active-disease relationship links these codes.

MedCoder-derived

Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels

Can these codes be reported together?

Informational

Excludes2 relationship

O99.824
Streptococcus B carrier state complicating childbirth
↔
O86.4
Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery

What we found

Yes, when both are documented.O99.824 carries an Excludes2 note covering O86.4: “infection of genitourinary tract following delivery (O86.1-O86.4)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

What to review

Report both only when the documentation supports both conditions; otherwise report the one documented.

Guide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2Check these on a claim

Why it matters

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of the code above it, but a patient can have both. Report both when both are documented.

Source / rule

CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes

Official guidance behind these answers

  • Section I.A.12.b — Excludes2 · applies to: Excludes2

    A type 2 Excludes note represents “Not included here.” An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

    ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines FY2027

Quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in effect for the release shown. The tabular notes above are the code-level instruction; these sections are the convention that says how such a note is applied. Source document (CMS PDF) · Release and checksum

Side by side

Similar descriptions do not make codes interchangeable. The documentation and the official instructions decide which code applies.

Official descriptionDiffers
O86.4

Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery

O99.824

Streptococcus B carrier state complicating childbirth

StatusSame for both
Billable
Excludes1Differs
O86.4

None at this code

O99.824
  • Carrier of streptococcus group B (GBS) in a nonpregnant woman (Z22.330)
Excludes2Differs
O86.4
  • pyrexia during labor (O75.2)
  • infection during labor (O75.3)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
O99.824
  • genitourinary infections in pregnancy (O23.-)
  • infection of genitourinary tract following delivery (O86.1-O86.4)
  • malignant neoplasm complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O9A.1-)
  • maternal care for known or suspected abnormality of maternal pelvic organs (O34.-)
  • postpartum acute kidney failure (O90.49)
  • traumatic injuries in pregnancy (O9A.2-)
  • when the reason for maternal care is that the condition is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)
Use additional codeDiffers
O86.4
  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
O99.824
  • code to identify condition
  • code to identify specific condition
CategoryDiffers
O86.4

O86 Other puerperal infections

O99.824

O99 Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

ChapterSame for both

O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)

IncludesDiffers
O86.4
  • Puerperal infection NOS following delivery
  • Puerperal pyrexia NOS following delivery
O99.824
  • conditions which complicate the pregnant state, are aggravated by the pregnancy or are a main reason for obstetric care

No Code first, Code also and 7th character note at either code.

Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on. In a row that differs, notes every code shares are dimmed.

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2027). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources