O85
Puerperal sepsis
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Inclusion Terms
Postpartum sepsis
Inclusion Terms
Puerperal peritonitis
Inclusion Terms
Puerperal pyemia
Excludes1
fever of unknown origin following delivery ( O86.4 )
Excludes1
obstetric pyemic and septic embolism ( O88.3- )
Excludes1
puerperal septic thrombophlebitis ( O86.81 )
Excludes2
genital tract infection following delivery ( O86.1- )
Excludes2
sepsis during labor ( O75.3 )
Excludes2
urinary tract infection following delivery ( O86.2- )
Use Additional Code
code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Use Additional Code
code ( R65.2- ) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable
Version History
How O85 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentPuerperal sepsis
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedPuerperal sepsis
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference O85
- A40 Streptococcal sepsis
- A41 Other sepsis
- K65 Peritonitis
- N71 Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
- O75 Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classified
- O98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- R65.2 Severe sepsis
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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