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
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
- genital tract infection following delivery (O86.1-)
- sepsis during labor (O75.3)
- urinary tract infection following delivery (O86.2-)
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 (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
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
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code O85?
ICD-10-CM code O85 represents "Puerperal sepsis". It 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 you should also code: 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.
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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.