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ICD-10-CM Codes O00-O9A O85-O92 O85

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O85

Puerperal sepsis

Effective Date: 10/01/2015 To 09/30/2025
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Applicable To for O85:

  • Postpartum sepsis

  • Puerperal peritonitis

  • Puerperal pyemia

Use Additional for O85:

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

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

Excludes-1 for O85:

  • fever of unknown origin following delivery (O86.4)

  • obstetric pyemic and septic embolism (O88.3-)

  • puerperal septic thrombophlebitis (O86.81)

Excludes-2 for O85:

  • genital tract infection following delivery (O86.1-)

  • sepsis during labor (O75.3)

  • urinary tract infection following delivery (O86.2-)

Codes Hierarchy:

    • O85  Puerperal sepsis