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ICD-10-CM Code for Other sepsis A41

ICD-10 code A41 for Other sepsis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

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Official Long Descriptor

Other sepsis
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-)
Excludes1: bacteremia NOS (R78.81)
neonatal (P36.-)
puerperal sepsis (O85)
streptococcal sepsis (A40.-)
Excludes2: 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) meningococcal (A39.2-A39.4)
sepsis (due to) (in) plague (A20.7)
sepsis (due to) (in) tularemia (A21.7)
toxic shock syndrome (A48.3)
 
A41 Other sepsis
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Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus
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Sepsis due to other specified staphylococcus
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Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus
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Sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzae
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Sepsis due to anaerobes
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Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organisms
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Other specified sepsis
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Sepsis, unspecified organism

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