2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 038.40
Septicemia due to gram-negative organism, unspecified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 038.40 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 038.40 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
038.40 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A41.50 Gram-negative sepsis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
- Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to gram negative septicemia, final identification pending
- Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w gram neg septicemia, final id pending
- Sepsis, gram neg septicemia, organism id pending
- Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, gram negative
- Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w gram neg septicemia, final id pending
- Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to gram negative septicemia
- Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction
- Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w gram neg septicemia, final id pending
- Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to gram negative septicemia, final identification pending
Applies To
- Gram-negative septicemia NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
038.40:
- Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9
enteric gram-negative bacilli 038.40
gram-negative (organism) 038.40
