A40.8

Other streptococcal sepsis

Risk-adjusting (HCC)Billable code

HCC risk adjustment mapping

CMS-HCC V28

HCC2

Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock

CMS-HCC ESRD V24

HCC2

Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Inherited from A40Streptococcal sepsis
Excludes 1

neonatal (P36.0-P36.1) puerperal sepsis (O85) sepsis due to Streptococcus, group D (A41.81)

Code first

, if applicable, postprocedural sepsis (T81.44-) sepsis due to central venous catheter (T80.211-) streptococcal sepsis during labor (O75.3) streptococcal sepsis following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O03.37, O03.87, O04.87, O07.37, O08.82) streptococcal sepsis following immunization (T88.0-) streptococcal sepsis following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection (T80.22-, T80.29-)

Inherited from chapter 1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes 2

carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

Use additional

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Official Guidelines for A40.8

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Sections that reference A40.8

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