Code
Hierarchy
Notes
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CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
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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)
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Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
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1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
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2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
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3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Inclusion Terms
O86.4
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Puerperal infection NOS following delivery
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Puerperal pyrexia NOS following delivery
Use Additional
Excludes 1
Excludes 2
O86.4
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pyrexia during labor (O75.2)
- O75.2 Pyrexia during labor, not elsewhere classified