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ICD-10-CM Code for Other specified puerperal infections O86.8

ICD-10 code O86.8 for Other specified puerperal infections is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Other specified puerperal infections

O86

Excludes2: infection during labor (O75.3)
obstetrical tetanus (A34)

Use additional code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

 
O86.8 Other specified puerperal infections
Child Code
Puerperal septic thrombophlebitis
Child Code
Other specified puerperal infections

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