A40.0 SEPSIS DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS, GROUP A

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: A40.0
  • Short Description: Sepsis due to streptococcus, group A
  • Long Description: Sepsis due to streptococcus, group A
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code A40.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Sepsis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by Streptococcus
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to Gram-positive coccus
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to Group A streptococcus

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A40.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis With Mv >96 Hours (870)
  2. Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis Without Mv >96 Hours With Mcc (871)
  3. Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis Without Mv >96 Hours Without Mcc (872)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A40.0 Right Arrow 038.0 Streptococcal septicemia
995.91 Sepsis
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A40 Streptococcal sepsis
A40.1 Sepsis due to streptococcus, group B
A40.3 Sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
A40.8 Other streptococcal sepsis
A40.9 Streptococcal sepsis, unspecified
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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