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A40.9
Billable

Streptococcal sepsis, unspecified

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Billable Code

A40.9 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-B99A40

Includes

1 item

From A00-B99:

  • •
    diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

4 items

From A00-B99:

  • •
    certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

From A40:

Excludes2

4 items

From A00-B99:

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

Code First

6 items

From A40:

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

Use Additional Code

1 item

From A00-B99:

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