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A40 - Streptococcal sepsis


The ICD 10 Code for Streptococcal sepsis is listed as A40.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A40
Description: Streptococcal sepsis
  • Code first postprocedural streptococcal sepsis (T81.4)
  • streptococcal sepsis during labor (O75.3)
  • streptococcal sepsis following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O03-O07, O08.0)
  • streptococcal sepsis following immunization (T88.0)
  • streptococcal sepsis following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection (T80.2-)
  • Excludes1: neonatal (P36.0-P36.1)
  • puerperal sepsis (O85)
  • sepsis due to Streptococcus, group D (A41.81)
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of A40:
A40.0 - Sepsis due to streptococcus, group A
A40.1 - Sepsis due to streptococcus, group B
A40.3 - Sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
A40.8 - Other streptococcal sepsis
A40.9 - Streptococcal sepsis, unspecified