Diagnosis Code

P36.2 SEPSIS OF NEWBORN DUE TO STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P36.2

Short Description: Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus

Long Description: Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus

The code P36.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
      • Bacterial sepsis of newborn (P36)
        • P36.2 Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bacterial sepsis of newborn
  • Early-onset neonatal sepsis
  • Neonatal sepsis caused by Staphylococcus
  • Perinatal sepsis
  • Sepsis caused by methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
  • Sepsis due to Staphylococcus
  • Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus
  • Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P36.2 Right Arrow 771.81 NB septicemia [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
P36 Bacterial sepsis of newborn
P36.0 Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B
P36.1 Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified streptococci
P36.10 Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified streptococci
P36.19 Sepsis of newborn due to other streptococci
P36.3 Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci
P36.30 Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci
P36.39 Sepsis of newborn due to other staphylococci
P36.4 Sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coli
P36.5 Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes
P36.8 Other bacterial sepsis of newborn
P36.9 Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified


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