Volume 7, Number 5—October 2001
Research
Epidemiology of and Surveillance for Postpartum Infections
Table 1
Screening code data source | Description |
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ICD-9 diagnosis codesa | |
670.02 | Major puerperal infection, with postpartum complication |
670.04 | Major puerperal infection, postpartum condition or complication |
599.0 | Urinary tract infection |
674.34 | Other obstetrical complication |
675.14 | Postpartum breast abscess |
675.24 | Postpartum nonpurulent mastitis |
998.5 | Postoperative infection |
Ambulatory medical records | |
COSTAR diagnosis codes | |
DA140 | Fever of unknown origin |
DC150 | Cellulitis |
DC408 | Abscess |
DH140 | Mastitis |
DL101 | Urinary tract infection |
DM153 | Endometritis |
DR180 | Wound infection |
COSTAR therapy or test codes | |
RR240 | Incision and drainage |
RT223 | Bacterial culture taken |
RY828 | Fever control instruction |
TB555 | Blood culture |
TB800 | Wound culture |
Amoxacillin/clavulanate | |
Amoxacillin | |
Ampicillin | |
Cefuroxime | |
Cephalexin | |
Cephradine | |
Ciprofloxacin | |
Clindamycin | |
Dicloxacillin | |
Doxycycline | |
Erythromycin | |
Metronidazole | |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
aHospital claims from delivery admission or any readmission within 30 days or emergency department claims. ICD-9 = International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, clinical modification, 3rd edition.
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