O85 - Puerperal sepsis

Code

O85 - Puerperal sepsis
[Billable]

Includes

  • Postpartum sepsis
  • Puerperal peritonitis
  • Puerperal pyemia

Use Additional Code

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Use Additional Code

  • code (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable

Not Coded Here

  • fever of unknown origin following delivery (O86.4)
  • obstetric pyemic and septic embolism (O88.3-)
  • puerperal septic thrombophlebitis (O86.81)

Not Included Here

  • genital tract infection following delivery (O86.1-)
  • sepsis during labor (O75.3)
  • urinary tract infection following delivery (O86.2-)

Code Tree

O00-O9A - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O85-O92 - Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
    • O85 - Puerperal sepsis
    • O86 - Other puerperal infections
    • O87 - Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium
    • O88 - Obstetric embolism
    • O89 - Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
    • O90 - Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
    • O91 - Infections of breast associated with pregnancy, the puerperium and lactation
    • O92 - Other disorders of breast and disorders of lactation associated with pregnancy and the puerperium