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O04.87

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Sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A serious bloodstream infection or sepsis that develops after an induced abortion procedure.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the causative organism if identified through culture or testing
  • •Sepsis requires aggressive treatment and may progress to septic shock

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • septic or septicopyemic embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy (O04.7)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify infectious agent (B95-B97)
  • code to identify severe sepsis, if applicable (R65.2-)

Code Hierarchy

└O04Complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy└O04.8(Induced) termination of pregnancy with other and unspecified complications└O04.87Sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy
└O04.87Sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy

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