A41.9
BillableSepsis, unspecified organism
Sepsis, unspecified organism
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Septicemia NOS
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- •bacteremia NOSR78.81
- •neonatalP36
- •puerperal sepsisO85
- •streptococcal sepsisA40
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •carrier or suspected carrier of infectious diseaseZ22
- •infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO98
- •infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal periodP35-P39
- •influenza and other acute respiratory infectionsJ00-J22
- •sepsis (due to) (in) actinomycoticA42.7
- •sepsis (due to) (in) anthraxA22.7
- •sepsis (due to) (in) candidalB37.7
- •sepsis (due to) (in) ErysipelothrixA26.7
- •sepsis (due to) (in) extraintestinal yersiniosisA28.2
- •sepsis (due to) (in) gonococcalA54.86
- •sepsis (due to) (in) herpesviralB00.7
- •sepsis (due to) (in) listerialA32.7
- •sepsis (due to) (in) melioidosisA24.1
- •sepsis (due to) (in) meningococcalA39.2-A39.4
- •sepsis (due to) (in) plagueA20.7
- •sepsis (due to) (in) tularemiaA21.7
- •toxic shock syndromeA48.3
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- •, if applicable, postprocedural sepsisT81.44
- •sepsis due to central venous catheterT80.211
- •sepsis during laborO75.3
- •sepsis following abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy, , , ,O03.37, O03.87, O04.87, O07.37, O08.82
- •sepsis following immunizationT88.0
- •sepsis following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection,T80.22, T80.29
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
Related Codes(7)
A41.0Sepsis due to 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
A41.8Other specified sepsis
Related Conditions
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
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Also Known As / Clinical Terms(195)
SNOMED CT
- Bacterial sepsis10001005
- Bacterial septicaemia10001005
- Bacterial septicemia10001005
- Pyaemia42939002
- Pyemia42939002
- Sepsis following infusion, injection, transfusion AND/OR vaccination51831006
- Septicaemia following infusion, injection, transfusion AND/OR vaccination51831006
- Septicemia following infusion, injection, transfusion AND/OR vaccination51831006
- Clinical infection63459005
- Septic bronchitis65878001
- Sepsis91302008
- Systemic infection91302008
- Indirect acute lung injury233811008
- Acute reactive hyperplasia of spleen236854007
- Septic splenitis236854007
- SIRS - System inflammatory response syndrome238149007
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome238149007
- Distressed breathing271825005
- Respiratory distress271825005
- Infection of blood and lymphatic system312425004
- ALI - Acute lung injury315345002
- Acute lung injury315345002
- Transient respiratory distress with sepsis371044001
- Acute respiratory distress373895009
- Bloodstream infection431193003
- Infection of bloodstream431193003
- Septic thrombophlebitis439731006
- Neutropenic sepsis443980004
- Clinical sepsis447931005
- Inflammation associated with vascular device473100006
- Inflammatory reaction associated with vascular device473100006
- Postoperative sepsis698819004
- Sepsis in asplenic subject700051000
- Sepsis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome700053002
- Sepsis affecting skin700055009
- Sepsis with cutaneous manifestations700055009
- Sepsis due to oral infection707271004
- Systemic infection due to oral infection707271004
- Sepsis due to urinary tract infection721104000
- Chronic kidney disease due to systemic infection722150000
- Acute kidney injury due to sepsis722278006
- Sepsis without septic shock789043007
- Lung injury with sepsis1204459002
- Sepsis-associated lung injury1204459002
- Myocardial dysfunction with sepsis1204460007
- Sepsis-associated myocardial dysfunction1204460007
- Gastrointestinal lesion with sepsis1204461006
- Sepsis-related gastrointestinal lesion1204461006
- Left ventricular failure with sepsis1204462004
- Sepsis-associated left ventricular failure1204462004
- Encephalopathy with sepsis1204463009
- Sepsis-associated encephalopathy1204463009
- Sepsis-associated mental obtundation1204463009
- Septic encephalopathy1204463009
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage with sepsis1204464003
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with sepsis1204464003
- Sepsis-associated gastrointestinal haemorrhage1204464003
- Sepsis-associated gastrointestinal hemorrhage1204464003
- Gastritis with sepsis1204466001
- Sepsis-related gastritis1204466001
- Gastrointestinal ulceration due to sepsis1204467005
- Sepsis-related gastrointestinal ulceration1204467005
- Right ventricular failure with sepsis1204468000
- Sepsis-associated right ventricular failure1204468000
- Lemierre postanginal sepsis1231140009
- Lemierre syndrome1231140009
- Postanginal sepsis secondary to oropharyngeal infection1231140009
- Septic phlebitis of internal jugular vein1231140009
- Sepsis caused by central venous catheter in situ1342338008
- Antepartum septicaemia137701000119106
- Antepartum septicemia137701000119106
- Postprocedural sepsis12204111000119105
- Sepsis due to and following procedure12204111000119105
- Sepsis associated with internal vascular access436751000124107
- Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction1092461000119104
- Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction1092461000119104
- Septicemia associated with vascular access catheter436741000124105
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome without organ dysfunction43641000119102
- Thrombophlebitis of internal jugular vein5521000124104
- Thrombosis of internal jugular vein5001000124101
UMLS
- BLOOD POISC0036690
- Blood PoisoningC0036690
- Blood PoisoningsC0036690
- Infection in blood streamC0036690
- POIS BLOODC0036690
- Poisoning, BloodC0036690
- Poisonings, BloodC0036690
- SepsisC0036690
- SepticaemiaC0036690
- Septicaemia NOSC0036690
- SepticemiaC0036690
- Septicemia NOSC0036690
- SepticemiasC0036690
- Unspecified septicaemiaC0036690
- Unspecified septicemiaC0036690
- blood poisoningC0036690
- poisoning bloodC0036690
- septicaemiaC0036690
- septicemiaC0036690
- Sepsis, unspecified organismC2887101
Clinical Terms
- Septicemia NOS
- Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction
- Septic splenitis
- Septicemia associated with vascular access catheter
- Chronic kidney disease due to systemic infection
- Sepsis due to oral infection
- Poisonings, Blood
- Indirect acute lung injury
- Unspecified septicaemia
- Lung injury with sepsis
- Neutropenic sepsis
- Systemic infection due to oral infection
- septicaemia
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage with sepsis
- Sepsis caused by central venous catheter in situ
- Sepsis-associated encephalopathy
- Blood Poisoning
- Myocardial dysfunction with sepsis
- Systemic infection
- Septic thrombophlebitis
- septicemia
- Antepartum septicaemia
- Sepsis in asplenic subject
- Inflammation associated with vascular device
- Sepsis without septic shock
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
- Sepsis-associated gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Gastrointestinal lesion with sepsis
- Poisoning, Blood
- Right ventricular failure with sepsis
- Sepsis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- Sepsis due to urinary tract infection
- Clinical sepsis
- Bloodstream infection
- Pyaemia
- Acute kidney injury due to sepsis
- Infection of bloodstream
- Sepsis-associated mental obtundation
- Sepsis-related gastrointestinal lesion
- Septicaemia NOS
- Bacterial septicemia
- Sepsis-associated myocardial dysfunction
- Sepsis-associated gastrointestinal haemorrhage
- Left ventricular failure with sepsis
- ALI - Acute lung injury
- Acute reactive hyperplasia of spleen
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with sepsis
- Thrombosis of internal jugular vein
- Acute respiratory distress
- Clinical infection
- POIS BLOOD
- Sepsis-related gastritis
- Septic encephalopathy
- Sepsis-associated right ventricular failure
- Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction
- Septicaemia following infusion, injection, transfusion AND/OR vaccination
- Sepsis-associated left ventricular failure
- poisoning blood
- Septicemia following infusion, injection, transfusion AND/OR vaccination
- Unspecified septicemia
- Postprocedural sepsis
- Lemierre syndrome
- BLOOD POIS
- Sepsis affecting skin
- Septicemias
- Respiratory distress
- Postoperative sepsis
- Distressed breathing
- Sepsis-associated lung injury
- Sepsis with cutaneous manifestations
- Encephalopathy with sepsis
- Septic bronchitis
- SIRS - System inflammatory response syndrome
- Sepsis due to and following procedure
- Pyemia
- Antepartum septicemia
- Sepsis following infusion, injection, transfusion AND/OR vaccination
- Inflammatory reaction associated with vascular device
- Postanginal sepsis secondary to oropharyngeal infection
- Septic phlebitis of internal jugular vein
- Acute lung injury
- Sepsis
- Bacterial septicaemia
- Blood Poisonings
- Infection in blood stream
- Gastrointestinal ulceration due to sepsis
- Infection of blood and lymphatic system
- Sepsis associated with internal vascular access
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome without organ dysfunction
- Gastritis with sepsis
- Thrombophlebitis of internal jugular vein
- Bacterial sepsis
- Sepsis-related gastrointestinal ulceration
- Lemierre postanginal sepsis
- Transient respiratory distress with sepsis
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for sepsis, unspecified organism?
The ICD-10-CM code for sepsis, unspecified organism is A41.9. The full clinical description is "Sepsis, unspecified organism". A41.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code A41.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code A41.9 represents “Sepsis, unspecified organism”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is A41.9 a billable code?
Yes, A41.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is A41.9 in?
A41.9 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).
What codes cannot be used with A41.9?
A41.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; bacteremia NOS (R78.81); neonatal (P36.-); and 2 more.
Are additional codes required with A41.9?
Yes, when using A41.9, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does A41.9 map to?
A41.9 maps to 47 SNOMED CT concepts: 315345002, 722278006, 236854007, 373895009, 137701000119106, and 42 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for A41.9?
A41.9 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0036690, C2887101. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does A41.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like sepsis, unspecified organism affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of A41.9?
A41.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: 1G40 (Sepsis without septic shock).
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