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Category · FY2027

P36 Bacterial sepsis of newborn

  • Header · not billable

P36 is not billable. The category heads 10 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 8 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborn → P36.9
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital) → P36.9
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newbornspecified NEC → P36.8

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 16 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  2. P35-P39 Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  3. P36 Bacterial sepsis of newborn
Billable codes
10
Subdivisions
8
CC / MCC codes
0 / 10
HCC V28 codes
10
New FY2027
0
Index entries
27

Codes in P36

  1. P36.0
    Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B
    BillableMCC2
  2. P36.1
    Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified streptococci
    Header
  3. P36.10
    Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified streptococci
    BillableMCC2
  4. P36.19
    Sepsis of newborn due to other streptococci
    BillableMCC2
  5. P36.2
    Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus
    BillableMCC2
  6. P36.3
    Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci
    Header
  7. P36.30
    Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci
    BillableMCC2
  8. P36.39
    Sepsis of newborn due to other staphylococci
    BillableMCC2
  9. P36.4
    Sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coli
    BillableMCC2
  10. P36.5
    Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes
    BillableMCC2
  11. P36.8
    Other bacterial sepsis of newborn
    BillableMCC2
    Use additional code 1

    Use additional code

    • code from category B96 to identify organism B96
  12. P36.9
    Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified
    BillableMCC2

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At P36

Includes

  • congenital sepsis

Use additional code

  • code(s), if applicable, to identify severe sepsis (R65.2-) and associated acute organ dysfunction(s) R65.2

Notes that also apply

Block P35-P39 instructions (Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 10): printed on the block page.

Chapter 16 instructions (Notes 1, Includes 1, Excludes2 5): printed on the chapter 16 page.

Index entries

  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital) → P36.9
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborn → P36.9
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)Streptococcus, streptococcalneonatal → P36.10
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital)specified NEC → P36.8
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newbornspecified NEC → P36.8
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)Streptococcus, streptococcalneonatalgroup B → P36.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)streptococcal NECcongenitalsepsis → P36.10
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital)due toStreptococcus → P36.10
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborndue toStreptococcus → P36.10
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)Streptococcus, streptococcalneonatalspecified NEC → P36.19
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital)due toStaphylococcus → P36.30
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborndue toStaphylococcus → P36.30
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Escherichia (E.) coli NECcongenitalsepsis → P36.4
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital)due toEscherichia coli → P36.4
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborndue toEscherichia coli → P36.4
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital)due toanaerobes NEC → P36.5
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborndue toanaerobes NEC → P36.5
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)streptococcal NECcongenitalsepsisgroup B → P36.0
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital)due toStreptococcusgroup B → P36.0
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborndue toStreptococcusgroup B → P36.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)streptococcal NECcongenitalsepsisspecified NEC → P36.19
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital)due toStreptococcusspecified NEC → P36.19
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborndue toStreptococcusspecified NEC → P36.19
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital)due toStaphylococcusaureus → P36.2
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborndue toStaphylococcusaureus → P36.2
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)sepsis (congenital)due toStaphylococcusspecified NEC → P36.39
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism)newborndue toStaphylococcusspecified NEC → P36.39

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