Question

The patient has vaginitis three days after she was discharged from the hospital where she had a vaginal delivery of a healthy baby girl. what icd-10-cm code should be reported

Answer 1

The code to be reported is ICD-10-CM Code O86.13. It is a billable ICD code used to identify a diagnosis of vaginitis subsequent to a delivery. A 'billable code' is sufficiently detailed to be used to specify a medical diagnosis. This code is effective for maternity diagnoses.