O86.89 is the authoritative medical code for Other specified puerperal infections. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other specified puerperal infections (ICD-10-CM O86.89), 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
Other specified puerperal infections is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code O86.89. 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 O86.89 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 O86.89 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, O86.89 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 O86.89?
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 O86.89, 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
- O86.11 — Cervicitis 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
Indexed Clinical Terms (6)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Erysipelas (gangrenous) (infantile) (newborn) (phlegmonous) (suppurative), puerperal, postpartum
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), puerperal, genitourinary tract NEC
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), puerperal, specified NEC
- Lymphangitis, puerperal, postpartum, childbirth
- Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), infection, specified NEC
- Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), lymphangitis
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
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ICD Code O90.89
Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified