O86Other puerperal infections
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use O86 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XV
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Official Vietnamese name
- Nhiễm trùng khác trong thời kỳ sau đẻ
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent. Excl.: infection during labour (O75.3)
Related O86 codes
O86.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Infection of obstetric surgical wound
O86.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other infection of genital tract following delivery
O86.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Urinary tract infection following delivery
O86.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other genitourinary tract infections following delivery
O86.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery
O86.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified puerperal infections
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
