How would you could sepsis due to influenza? Would you use 038.x or 079.99 as pdx? When you look up sepsis in the codebook, there isn't a viral or influenza option. When you look up septicemia, there is a viral option, 079.99 (Unspecified viral infection). There is a note under 079 that says "This category is provided to be used as an additional code to identify the viral agent in diseases classifiable elsewhere. This category will also be used to classify virus infection of unspecified nature or site".
Thank you,
Veena
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Veena