In simple words: An infection that develops as a complication of artificial insemination, a fertility treatment where sperm is inserted into the uterus.

Infection associated with artificial insemination.

Example 1: A 35-year-old female undergoing artificial insemination develops endometritis (infection of the uterine lining) a week after the procedure.She presents with fever, lower abdominal pain, and abnormal vaginal discharge. After clinical examination and laboratory tests confirming the infection, she is treated with antibiotics and recovers fully., A 40-year-old female develops a pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) following artificial insemination. She experiences severe abdominal pain, fever, and chills.Ultrasound reveals inflammation in the fallopian tubes and ovaries. She requires hospitalization and intravenous antibiotic treatment., Following artificial insemination, a 32-year-old female develops a localized infection at the insemination site. This presents as mild discomfort and redness.She is prescribed topical antibiotics and the infection resolves without further complications.

Documentation should include details about the artificial insemination procedure, the onset and nature of infection symptoms (e.g., fever, pain, discharge), laboratory results confirming the infection, and the treatment provided.

** ICD-9-CM crosswalk: 999.39 (Infection following other infusion, injection, transfusion, or vaccination).Excludes2 notes: certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96), certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O00-O9A), congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99), endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E88), injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), neoplasms (C00-D49), symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94).