O85✓ Billable

Puerperal sepsis

Inclusion Terms

  • •Postpartum sepsis
  • •Puerperal peritonitis
  • •Puerperal pyemia

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to O85 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), peritoneum, peritoneal (perforated) (ruptured), puerperal, postpartum, childbirthInfection, infected, infective (opportunistic), major, puerperal, postpartum, childbirthInfection, infected, infective (opportunistic), puerperal, major or generalizedPelviperitonitis, puerperalPeritonitis (adhesive) (bacterial) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion), puerperal, postpartum, childbirthPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), abscess, peritoneumPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), fever (of unknown origin), septicPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), infection, generalizedPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), infection, peritoneumPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), metroperitonitisPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), parametritisPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), pelviperitonitisPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), peritoneal infectionPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), peritonitis (pelvic)Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), pyemiaPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), pyohemiaPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), salpingoperitonitisPuerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), sepsis (pelvic)Pyemia, pyemic (fever) (infection) (purulent), puerperal, postpartum, childbirthSepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism), pelvic, puerperal, postpartum, childbirthSepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism), puerperal, postpartum, childbirth (pelvic)

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

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

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

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

Notes

  • ℹcode (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
  • ℹcode (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable

Code Hierarchy

┌15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)├O85-O92Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)├O85Puerperal sepsis
└O85Puerperal sepsis

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