JB40.0 Puerperal sepsis

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2025-01

exclusions

• Obstetric pyaemic or septic embolism  (JB42.3)
• sepsis during labour  (JB0D)

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.

postcoordination

synonyms

• Puerperal sepsis
• puerperal fever
• postpartum sepsis
• generalised puerperal infection
• major puerperal infection
• puerperal pyaemia
• Puerperal endometritis
• Puerperal metroperitonitis
• Puerperal metrosalpingitis
• puerperal perimetrosalpingitis
• puerperal pyosalpingitis
• puerperal salpingoperitonitis
• Puerperal metrovaginitis
• Puerperal parametritis
• Puerperal pelvic sepsis
• puerperal peritoneal infection
• puerperal pelviperitonitis
• puerperal peritoneal abscess
• puerperal pyometra

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