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Other infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission complicating the puerperium
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Other infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission complicating the puerperium
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from O98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Excludes2 - not included here
- herpes gestationis (O26.4-)
- infectious carrier state (O99.82-, O99.83-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- puerperal infection (O86.-)
- puerperal sepsis (O85)
- when the reason for maternal care is that the disease is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)
Use additional code
- code (Chapter 1), to identify specific infectious or parasitic disease
Includes
- the listed conditions when complicating the pregnant state, when aggravated by the pregnancy, or as a reason for obstetric care
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Postpartum
- Puerperium
- Complication > puerperium
- Disease, diseased > puerperal
- Puerperal, puerperium > diabetes > gestational
- Puerperal, puerperium > infection > maternal > sexually transmitted NEC
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O98.31 | Other infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission complicating pregnancy | Not billable |
| O98.32 | Other infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission complicating childbirth | Valid |