ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A41
Other sepsis
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- A41
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A41
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A41 is a category (header) for other sepsis. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in A41
- A41.0Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus
- A41.01Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
- A41.02Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- A41.1Sepsis due to other specified staphylococcus
- A41.2Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus
- A41.3Sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzae
- A41.4Sepsis due to anaerobes
- A41.5Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organisms
- A41.50Gram-negative sepsis, unspecified
- A41.51Sepsis due to Escherichia coli [E. coli]
- A41.52Sepsis due to Pseudomonas
- A41.53Sepsis due to Serratia
- A41.54Sepsis due to Acinetobacter baumannii
- A41.59Other Gram-negative sepsis
- A41.8Other specified sepsis
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