Diagnosis Code

A41.4 SEPSIS DUE TO ANAEROBES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A41.4

Short Description: Sepsis due to anaerobes

Long Description: Sepsis due to anaerobes

The code A41.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
      • Other sepsis (A41)
        • A41.4 Sepsis due to anaerobes

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Infection due to Clostridium perfringens
  • Sepsis caused by Bacteroides
  • Sepsis caused by Clostridium
  • Sepsis caused by Peptostreptococcus
  • Sepsis due to anaerobic bacteria
  • Sepsis due to anaerobic bacteria
  • Sepsis due to anaerobic bacteria
  • Sepsis due to anaerobic bacteria
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to anaerobic bacteria

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A41.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • gas gangrene (@A48.0*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A41.4 Right Arrow 038.3 Anaerobic 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
A41 Other sepsis
A41.0 Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus
A41.01 Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
A41.02 Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
A41.1 Sepsis due to other specified staphylococcus
A41.2 Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus
A41.3 Sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzae
A41.5 Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organisms
A41.50 Gram-negative sepsis, unspecified
A41.51 Sepsis due to Escherichia coli [E. coli]
A41.52 Sepsis due to Pseudomonas
A41.53 Sepsis due to Serratia
A41.54 Sepsis due to Acinetobacter baumannii
A41.59 Other Gram-negative sepsis
A41.8 Other specified sepsis
A41.81 Sepsis due to Enterococcus
A41.89 Other specified sepsis
A41.9 Sepsis, unspecified organism


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023