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038.40 - Septicemia Due To Gram-negative Organism, Unspecified


The ICD 9 Code for Septicemia due to gram-negative organism, unspecified is listed as 038.40.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 038.40
Long Description: Septicemia due to gram-negative organism, unspecified
Short Description: Gram-neg septicemia NOS
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Other Bacterial Diseases (030-041)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A41.50 - Gram-negative sepsis, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 038.40:
038.41 - Septicemia due to hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae]
038.42 - Septicemia due to escherichia coli [E. coli]
038.43 - Septicemia due to pseudomonas
038.44 - Septicemia due to serratia
038.49 - Other septicemia due to gram-negative organisms