O04.87
Sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
O04.87code
Excludes1
- septic or septicopyemic embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy (O04.7)O04.7
O04code
O00-O08block
O00-O9Achapter
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 10
O04.87code
O04code
Includes
- complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy
O00-O9Achapter
Notes
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- 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)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.Z3A
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — O04.8
O04.80 (Induced) termination of pregnancy with unsp complications O04.81 Shock following (induced) termination of pregnancy O04.82 Renal failure following (induced) termination of pregnancy O04.83 Metabolic disorder following (induced) term of pregnancy O04.84 Damage to pelvic organs fol (induced) term of pregnancy O04.85 Oth venous comp following (induced) termination of pregnancy O04.86 Cardiac arrest following (induced) termination of pregnancy O04.88 Urinary tract infection fol (induced) term of pregnancy O04.89 (Induced) termination of pregnancy with other complications
Medications 1
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
Additional references
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