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O85

Puerperal sepsis

Billable / Specific Code

Inclusion Terms

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

Code First

None code first specified for this code.

Use Additional Code

None use additional code specified for this code.

Cannot Code Together

These codes cannot be used together with the current code, even if both conditions are present.

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

Can Code Together

These codes can be used together with the current code if both conditions are documented.

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

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