A40.3
Billable

Sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Inclusion Terms

1 item

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Pneumococcal sepsis

Billable Code

A40.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

A00-B99(Chapter 1)A40(Streptococcal sepsis)

Includes

1 item

From A00-B99:

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diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

4 items

From A00-B99:

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certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

From A40:

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neonatal (P36.0-P36.1)
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puerperal sepsis (O85)
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sepsis due to Streptococcus, group D (A41.81)

Excludes2

4 items

From A00-B99:

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carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
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infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
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infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
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influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

Code First

6 items

From A40:

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

Use Additional Code

1 item

From A00-B99:

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code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

A40.3
Billable

Sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae

Inclusion Terms

Billable Code

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Includes

From A00-B99:

Excludes1

From A00-B99:

From A40:

Excludes2

From A00-B99:

Code First

From A40:

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From A00-B99:

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A40.3Billable

Sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae

Inclusion Terms

Billable Code

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Includes

From A00-B99:

Excludes1

From A00-B99:

From A40:

Excludes2

From A00-B99:

Code First

From A40:

Use Additional Code

From A00-B99:

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A40.3
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