O86.11 is the authoritative medical code for Cervicitis following delivery. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for cervicitis following delivery (ICD-10-CM O86.11), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Cervicitis following delivery is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code O86.11. Excludes2 (not included here): infection during labor O75.3; obstetrical tetanus A34; mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium F53.-; puerperal osteomalacia M83.0. Use additional code: code B95-B97, to identify infectious agent.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for O86.11 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- infection during labor O75.3
- obstetrical tetanus A34
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium F53.-
- puerperal osteomalacia M83.0
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code B95-B97, to identify infectious agent
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can O86.11 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, O86.11 and the following may both be reported when both are present: infection during labor (O75.3); obstetrical tetanus (A34); mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-); puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0).
Is an additional code needed with O86.11?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
Codes in This Family (20)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as O86.11, with their registry titles.
- O86 — Other puerperal infections
- O86.0 — Infection of obstetric surgical wound
- O86.01 — Infection of obstetric surgical wound, superficial incisional site
- O86.02 — Infection of obstetric surgical wound, deep incisional site
- O86.03 — Infection of obstetric surgical wound, organ and space site
- O86.04 — Sepsis following an obstetrical procedure
- O86.09 — Infection of obstetric surgical wound, other surgical site
- O86.1 — Other infection of genital tract following delivery
- O86.12 — Endometritis following delivery
- O86.13 — Vaginitis following delivery
- O86.19 — Other infection of genital tract following delivery
- O86.2 — Urinary tract infection following delivery
- O86.20 — Urinary tract infection following delivery, unspecified
- O86.21 — Infection of kidney following delivery
- O86.22 — Infection of bladder following delivery
- O86.29 — Other urinary tract infection following delivery
- O86.4 — Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery
- O86.8 — Other specified puerperal infections
- O86.81 — Puerperal septic thrombophlebitis
- O86.89 — Other specified puerperal infections
Indexed Clinical Terms (5)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Cervicitis (acute) (atrophic) (chronic) (nonvenereal) (senile) (subacute) (with ulceration), puerperal (postpartum)
- Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), abscess, cervix (uteri)
- Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), cervicitis
- Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), endotrachelitis
- Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), infection, cervix
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