O86.0: Infection of obstetric surgical wound
After the birth of your child, you have an inflammation in a birth wound.
Medical interventions during a birth can cause wounds. An episiotomy results in a wound in the area between the vagina and the anus. After a caesarean the woman has an abdominal wound. These wounds can become inflamed. The site may swell up and be painful. It may also feel hot. The skin around the wound may be red.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).