Diagnosis Code

P36.8 OTHER BACTERIAL SEPSIS OF NEWBORN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P36.8

Short Description: Other bacterial sepsis of newborn

Long Description: Other bacterial sepsis of newborn

The code P36.8 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)
        • P36.8 Other bacterial sepsis of newborn

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Sepsis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Sepsis caused by Coliform
  • Sepsis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Sepsis due to Acinetobacter

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P36.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

    Crosswalk Information

    ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
    P36.8 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
    P36.2 Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus
    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
    P36.9 Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified


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