COMPLICATIONS OF THE PUERPERIUM (670-677)
Note:
Categories 671 and 673-676 include the listed conditions even if they occur during pregnancy or childbirth.
The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with categories 670-676 to denote the current episode of care:
0 unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
1 delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
2 delivered, with mention of postpartum complication
3 antepartum condition or complication
4 postpartum condition or complication
675 Infections of the breast and nipple associated with childbirth
Requires fifth digit; valid digits are in [brackets] under each code. see beginning of section 670-676 for definitions.
Includes:
the listed conditions during pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium
[0-4]
Abscess of nipple
[0-4]
Abscess:
mammary
subareolar
submammary
Mastitis:
purulent
retromammary
submammary
[0-4]
Lymphangitis of breast
Mastitis:
NOS
interstitial
parenchymatous

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