ICD-10 diagnosis code

O85 Puerperal sepsis

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O85 is the ICD-10 code for Puerperal sepsis. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block O85–O92 (Complications predominantly related to the puerperium) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XV · O00–O99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What O85 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Puerperal:
    • endometritis
    • fever
    • peritonitis
    • sepsis

What O85 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • obstetric pyaemic and septic embolism O88.3
  • sepsis during labour O75.3

Coding notes

  • Use additional code B95-B98, if desired, to identify infectious agent.

O85 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

O85Barnsängsfeber

  • O85.9Barnsängsfeber
NorwayICD-10-NO

O85Barselfeber

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DO85Barselsfeber

  • DO859Sepsis i barselsperiode
FinlandICD-10-FI

O85Lapsivuodeajan sepsis

GermanyICD-10-GM

O85Puerperalfieber

FranceICD-10-FR

O85Septicémie puerpérale

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

O85puerperale sepsis

United StatesICD-10-CM

O85Puerperal sepsis

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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