ICD-10: O98

Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Clinical Information

Includes

  • the listed conditions when complicating the pregnant state, when aggravated by the pregnancy, or as a reason for obstetric care

Coding Guidelines

Use Additional Code

  • code (Chapter 1), to identify specific infectious or parasitic disease

Excludes 2

  • when the reason for maternal care is that the disease is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)
  • puerperal infection (O86.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • puerperal sepsis (O85)
  • herpes gestationis (O26.4-)
  • infectious carrier state (O99.82-, O99.83-)

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