A41.01
Billable

Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Inclusion Terms

2 items

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MSSA sepsis
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Staphylococcus aureus sepsis NOS

Billable Code

A41.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

gram positive cocci

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Gram-Positive Cocci Infections

gram positive cocci bacteremia

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Gram-Positive Cocci Bacteremia

mssa

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Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus Infection

mssa bacteremia

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Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

mssa pneumonia

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Pneumonia due to Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

mssa sepsis

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Sepsis due to Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

staph aureus bacteremia

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Staphylococcus aureus 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:

A00-B99(Chapter 1)A41(Other sepsis)A41.0(Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus)

Includes

1 item

From A00-B99:

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diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

5 items

From A00-B99:

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certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

From A41:

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

Excludes2

17 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)

From A41:

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

Code First

6 items

From A41:

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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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sepsis during labor (O75.3)
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sepsis following abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O03.37, O03.87, O04.87, O07.37, O08.82)
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sepsis following immunization (T88.0-)
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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.-)

A41.01
Billable

Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

Inclusion Terms

Billable Code

Referenced in Diagnoses

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

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Excludes1

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From A41:

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A41.01Billable

Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

Inclusion Terms

Billable Code

Referenced in Diagnoses

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Includes

From A00-B99:

Excludes1

From A00-B99:

From A41:

Excludes2

From A00-B99:

From A41:

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From A41:

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