O85 – Puerperal sepsis

Code

O85 (claims format: O85)

Description

Puerperal sepsis

Billable

Yes – valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Valid for

Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)

Chapter

15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Block

O85-O92 Complications predominantly related to the puerperium

Notes for O85

Notes inherited from parent codes

Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.

Block O85-O92

Index terms for O85

Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:

• Pelviperitonitis, puerperal
• Puerperal, puerperium, sepsis
• Puerperal, puerperium, pyemia
• Puerperal, puerperium, pyohemia
• Puerperal, puerperium, peritonitis
• Puerperal, puerperium, parametritis
• Puerperal, puerperium, fever, septic
• Puerperal, puerperium, pelviperitonitis
• Puerperal, puerperium, metroperitonitis
• Sepsis, puerperal, postpartum, childbirth
• Puerperal, puerperium, abscess, peritoneum
• Puerperal, puerperium, salpingoperitonitis
• Puerperal, puerperium, peritoneal infection
• Puerperal, puerperium, infection, peritoneum
• Puerperal, puerperium, infection, generalized
• Peritonitis, puerperal, postpartum, childbirth
• Pyemia, pyemic, puerperal, postpartum, childbirth
• Sepsis, pelvic, puerperal, postpartum, childbirth
• Infection, infected, infective, puerperal, major or generalized
• Abscess, peritoneum, peritoneal, puerperal, postpartum, childbirth
• Infection, infected, infective, major, puerperal, postpartum, childbirth