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A41

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other sepsis

Use a more specific code (5 billable, 3 non-billable)
A41.0Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureushas subcodesA41.1Sepsis due to other specified staphylococcusA41.2Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcusA41.3Sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzaeA41.4Sepsis due to anaerobesA41.5Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organismshas subcodesA41.8Other specified sepsishas subcodesA41.9Sepsis, unspecified organism
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • bacteremia NOS (R78.81)
  • neonatal (P36.-)
  • puerperal sepsis (O85)
  • streptococcal sepsis (A40.-)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) actinomycotic (A42.7)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) anthrax (A22.7)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) candidal (B37.7)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) Erysipelothrix (A26.7)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) extraintestinal yersiniosis (A28.2)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) gonococcal (A54.86)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) herpesviral (B00.7)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) listerial (A32.7)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) melioidosis (A24.1)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) meningococcal (A39.2-A39.4)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) plague (A20.7)
  • sepsis (due to) (in) tularemia (A21.7)
  • toxic shock syndrome (A48.3)
Code First
  • , if applicable, postprocedural sepsis (T81.44-)
  • sepsis due to central venous catheter (T80.211-)
  • sepsis during labor (O75.3)
  • sepsis following abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O03.37, O03.87, O04.87, O07.37, O08.82)
  • sepsis following immunization (T88.0-)
  • sepsis following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection (T80.22-, T80.29-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A30-A49Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
A41Other sepsisNot billable
A41.0Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureusSubcodes
A41.1Sepsis due to other specified staphylococcusBillable
A41.2Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcusBillable
A41.3Sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzaeBillable
A41.4Sepsis due to anaerobesBillable
A41.5Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organismsSubcodes
A41.8Other specified sepsisSubcodes
A41.9Sepsis, unspecified organismBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to A41:

chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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