O85

ICD-10Billable

Puerperal sepsis

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Puerperal sepsis

O85 is valid for submission on a claim: CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

Postpartum sepsis
Puerperal peritonitis
Puerperal pyemia

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

fever of unknown origin following delivery (O86.4)
obstetric pyemic and septic embolism (O88.3-)
puerperal septic thrombophlebitis (O86.81)

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

genital tract infection following delivery (O86.1-)
sepsis during labor (O75.3)
urinary tract infection following delivery (O86.2-)

Use additional code

Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.

code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
code (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable

Where this code sits

Chapter: 15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Block: Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.