O85✓ Billable
Puerperal sepsis
Related Codes· Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
Inclusion Terms
✗ 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
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