A41

Other sepsis

Non-billableCategory

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with A41

  • R78.81 - bacteremia NOS (R78.81)
  • neonatal (P36.-)
  • O85 - puerperal sepsis (O85)
  • streptococcal sepsis (A40.-)

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

  • A42.7 - sepsis (due to) (in) actinomycotic (A42.7)
  • A22.7 - sepsis (due to) (in) anthrax (A22.7)
  • B37.7 - sepsis (due to) (in) candidal (B37.7)
  • A26.7 - sepsis (due to) (in) Erysipelothrix (A26.7)
  • A28.2 - sepsis (due to) (in) extraintestinal yersiniosis (A28.2)
  • A54.86 - sepsis (due to) (in) gonococcal (A54.86)
  • B00.7 - sepsis (due to) (in) herpesviral (B00.7)
  • A32.7 - sepsis (due to) (in) listerial (A32.7)
  • A24.1 - sepsis (due to) (in) melioidosis (A24.1)
  • A39.2-A394 - sepsis (due to) (in) meningococcal (A39.2-A39.4)
  • A20.7 - sepsis (due to) (in) plague (A20.7)
  • A21.7 - sepsis (due to) (in) tularemia (A21.7)
  • A48.3 - toxic shock syndrome (A48.3)

Code First

  • , if applicable, postprocedural sepsis (T81.44-)
  • sepsis due to central venous catheter (T80.211-)
  • sepsis during labor (O75.3)
  • sepsis following abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O03.37, O03.87, O04.87, O07.37, O08.82)
  • sepsis following immunization (T88.0-)
  • sepsis following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection (T80.22-, T80.29-)

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