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Diagnosis Code

O86.4 PYREXIA OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN FOLLOWING DELIVERY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: O86.4

Short Description: Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery

Long Description: Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery

The code O86.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
      • Other puerperal infections (O86)
        • O86.4 Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Mycoplasmal postpartum fever
  • Postnatal infection
  • Postpartum fever
  • Puerperal pyrexia
  • Puerperal pyrexia of unknown origin
  • Puerperal pyrexia of unknown origin with postnatal complication
  • Pyrexia of unknown origin
  • Pyrexia of unknown origin

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O86.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Puerperal infection NOS following delivery
    • Puerperal pyrexia NOS following delivery
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • pyrexia during labor (@O75.2*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O86.4 Right Arrow 672.02 Puerp pyrexia-del w p/p
672.04 Puerp pyrexia-postpartum

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
O86 Other puerperal infections
O86.0 Infection of obstetric surgical wound
O86.00 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, unspecified
O86.01 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, superficial incisional site
O86.02 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, deep incisional site
O86.03 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, organ and space site
O86.04 Sepsis following an obstetrical procedure
O86.09 Infection of obstetric surgical wound, other surgical site
O86.1 Other infection of genital tract following delivery
O86.11 Cervicitis following delivery
O86.12 Endometritis following delivery
O86.13 Vaginitis following delivery
O86.19 Other infection of genital tract following delivery
O86.2 Urinary tract infection following delivery
O86.20 Urinary tract infection following delivery, unspecified
O86.21 Infection of kidney following delivery
O86.22 Infection of bladder following delivery
O86.29 Other urinary tract infection following delivery
O86.8 Other specified puerperal infections
O86.81 Puerperal septic thrombophlebitis
O86.89 Other specified puerperal infections

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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