ICD-10-CM · Chapter 16 · P00–P96
P36
Bacterial sepsis of newborn
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
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
- P36
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 16 — Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Category
- P36
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM P36 is a category (header) for bacterial sepsis of newborn. 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 P36
- P36.0Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B
- P36.1Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified streptococci
- P36.10Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified streptococci
- P36.19Sepsis of newborn due to other streptococci
- P36.2Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus
- P36.3Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci
- P36.30Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci
- P36.39Sepsis of newborn due to other staphylococci
- P36.4Sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coli
- P36.5Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes
- P36.8Other bacterial sepsis of newborn
- P36.9Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified
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