1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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3. A30-A49 Other bacterial diseases
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4. A41- Other sepsis
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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A41.2

Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus

2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code

• A41.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM A41.2 became effective on October 1, 2018.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A41.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 A41.2 may differ.

• Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, staphylococcus
• Septic shock due to staphylococcal septicemia with acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending
• Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, staphylococcal
• Severe sepsis due to staphylococcal septicemia with acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending
• Staphlococcal septicemia
• Staphylococcal sepsis without acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending

• 793 Full term neonate with major problems
• 870 Septicemia or severe sepsis with mv >96 hours or peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo)
• 871 Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc
• 872 Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc
• 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
• 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
• 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert A41.2 to ICD-9-CM

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change

• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I74.9

  Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified artery

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  • pyemic (multiple) I76
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I76

    Septic arterial embolism

    2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code

    Code First

    • underlying infection, such as:
    • infective endocarditis (I33.0)
    • lung abscess (J85.-)

    Type 2 Excludes

    • septic pulmonary embolism (I26.01, I26.90)

    Use Additional

    • code to identify the site of the embolism (I74.-)
    • staphylococcal A41.2
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9

  Unspecified infectious disease

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  • staphylococcal, unspecified site
    • generalized A41.2 (purulent)
• Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A41.9

  Sepsis, unspecified organism

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Septicemia NOS
  • Staphylococcus, staphylococcal A41.2
• Staphylococcemia A41.2

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.