Instruction Source: O86.04
Sepsis following an obstetrical procedure
Instruction Source: O86.0
Infection of obstetric surgical wound
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (T81.4-)
- postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82)
- postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
Instruction Source: O86
Other puerperal infections
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- infection during labor (O75.3)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
Instruction Source: O85-O92
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Instruction Source: O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Clinical Notes
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows: