- O85 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM O85 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O85 – other international versions of ICD-10 O85 may differ.
ICD-10-CM O85 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 769 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with o. R. Procedures
- 776 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without o. R. Procedures
Applicable To
- Postpartum sepsis
- Puerperal peritonitis
- Puerperal pyemia
Type 1 Excludes
- fever of unknown origin following delivery (O86.4)
- genital tract infection following delivery (O86.1-)
- obstetric pyemic and septic embolism (O88.3-)
- puerperal septic thrombophlebitis (O86.81)
- urinary tract infection following delivery (O86.2-)
Type 2 Excludes
- sepsis during labor (O75.3)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O85:
- puerperal, postpartum, childbirth > peritoneum, peritoneal (perforated) (ruptured) K65.1
- puerperal, postpartum, childbirth > major O08.0
- major or generalized > puerperal O86.4
- puerperal > Pelviperitonitis
- puerperal, postpartum, childbirth > Peritonitis (adhesive) (bacterial) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) K65.9
- peritoneum > abscess O91.02
- septic > fever (of unknown origin) O86.4
- generalized > infection O86.4
- peritoneum > infection O86.4
- metroperitonitis > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- parametritis > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- pelviperitonitis > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- peritoneal infection > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- peritonitis (pelvic) > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- pyemia > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- pyohemia > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- salpingoperitonitis > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- sepsis (pelvic) > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- sepsis > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- puerperal, postpartum, childbirth > Pyemia, pyemic (fever) (infection) (purulent)
- pelvic, puerperal, postpartum, childbirth > Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9
- puerperal, postpartum, childbirth (pelvic) > Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9