JB40.0
category
Puerperal sepsis
Coding note
Any type of infection - bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoal, can cause sepsis and must be coded as well. When the site of infection is unknown, select a code for Infection of unspecified site by organism followed by the appropriate code for sepsis.
Exclusions
- Obstetric pyaemic or septic embolism
(JB42.3) - sepsis during labour
(4B4Y)
Also indexed as
Puerperal endometritisPuerperal metroperitonitisPuerperal metrosalpingitisPuerperal metrovaginitisPuerperal parametritisPuerperal pelvic sepsisPuerperal sepsisgeneralised puerperal infectionmajor puerperal infectionpostpartum sepsispuerperal feverpuerperal pelviperitonitispuerperal perimetrosalpingitispuerperal peritoneal abscesspuerperal peritoneal infectionpuerperal pyaemiapuerperal pyometrapuerperal pyosalpingitispuerperal salpingoperitonitis