Bacterial sepsis of newborn
Non-billable header
P36 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
- congenital sepsis
- Note: Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Applicable to
- Infections acquired in utero, during birth via the umbilicus, or during the first 28 days after birth
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33)
- asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21)
- congenital gonococcal infection (A54.-)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
- congenital syphilis (A50.-)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
- infant botulism (A48.51)
- infectious diseases not specific to the perinatal period (A00-B99, J09, J10.-)
- intestinal infectious disease (A00-A09)
- laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] (R75)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code(s), if applicable, to identify severe sepsis (R65.2-) and associated acute organ dysfunction(s)
Also known as
- Infections acquired in utero, during birth via the umbilicus, or during the first 28 days after birth
More specific codes P36
- P36.0Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group BBillable
- P36.1Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified streptococciHeader
- P36.2Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureusBillable
- P36.3Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococciHeader
- P36.4Sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coliBillable
- P36.5Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobesBillable
- P36.8Other bacterial sepsis of newbornBillable
- P36.9Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecifiedBillable