O85
BillablePuerperal sepsis
Puerperal sepsis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Postpartum sepsis
- Puerperal peritonitis
- Puerperal pyemia
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
- •code, to identify infectious agentB95-B97
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
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Also Known As / Clinical Terms(48)
SNOMED CT
- Childbed fever2858002
- Postpartum sepsis2858002
- Puerperal fever2858002
- Puerperal sepsis2858002
- Puerperal septicaemia2858002
- Puerperal septicemia2858002
- Puerperal peritonitis88178009
- Sequelae of reproductive disorders363305005
- Sepsis following obstructed labor733142005
- Sepsis following obstructed labour733142005
UMLS
- Postpartum SepsesC0269936
- Postpartum SepsisC0269936
- Postpartum sepsisC0269936
- Puerperal sepsisC0269936
- Puerperal sepsis (disorder)C0269936
- Puerperal septicaemiaC0269936
- Puerperal septicemiaC0269936
- Sepses, PostpartumC0269936
- Sepsis postpartumC0269936
- Sepsis, PostpartumC0269936
- childbed feverC0269936
- fever puerperalC0269936
- postpartum sepsisC0269936
- puerperal feverC0269936
- puerperal sepsisC0269936
- puerperal septicaemiaC0269936
- sepsis puerperalC0269936
- Puerperal peritonitisC0269935
- Puerperal peritonitis (disorder)C0269935
- Puerperal pyemiaC1405807
Clinical Terms
- Puerperal peritonitis (disorder)
- Puerperal fever
- Sepses, Postpartum
- Puerperal septicemia
- Sepsis, Postpartum
- Sequelae of reproductive disorders
- Postpartum Sepses
- puerperal septicaemia
- Sepsis following obstructed labour
- childbed fever
- Sepsis following obstructed labor
- postpartum sepsis
- fever puerperal
- Sepsis postpartum
- Puerperal sepsis (disorder)
- Puerperal pyemia
- Puerperal peritonitis
- sepsis puerperal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for puerperal sepsis?
The ICD-10-CM code for puerperal sepsis is O85. The full clinical description is "Puerperal sepsis". O85 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code O85 mean?
ICD-10-CM code O85 represents “Puerperal sepsis”. It is classified under Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is O85 a billable code?
Yes, O85 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is O85 in?
O85 is in Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (codes O00-O9A).
What codes cannot be used with O85?
O85 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-); fever of unknown origin following delivery (O86.4); obstetric pyemic and septic embolism (O88.3-); and 1 more.
Are additional codes required with O85?
Yes, when using O85, also report: code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.; code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
What SNOMED CT codes does O85 map to?
O85 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 2858002, 88178009, 733142005, 363305005. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for O85?
O85 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0269936, C0269935, C1405807. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does O85 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like puerperal sepsis affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of O85?
O85 maps to the ICD-11 code: JB40.0 (Puerperal sepsis).
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.