A41.0Non-billable
Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus
Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Coding Guidance
A41.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for gram positive bacteremia
gram positive bacteremia
View TemplatesGram-positive Bacteremia
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:
Includes
1 item
Includes
From A00-B99:
- •diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes2
17 items
Excludes2
From A41:
- •sepsis (due to) (in) actinomycotic (A42.7)
- •sepsis (due to) (in) anthrax (A22.7)
- •sepsis (due to) (in) candidal (B37.7)
- •sepsis (due to) (in) Erysipelothrix (A26.7)
- •sepsis (due to) (in) extraintestinal yersiniosis (A28.2)
- •sepsis (due to) (in) gonococcal (A54.86)
- •sepsis (due to) (in) herpesviral (B00.7)
- •sepsis (due to) (in) listerial (A32.7)
- •sepsis (due to) (in) melioidosis (A24.1)
- •
- •sepsis (due to) (in) plague (A20.7)
- •sepsis (due to) (in) tularemia (A21.7)
- •toxic shock syndrome (A48.3)
Code First
6 items
Code First
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
From A00-B99:
- •code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)