ICD-10-CM Code P36.0
Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Newborn Only
Code is only used for patients less than 1 year old.P36.0 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code P360 is used to code Group B streptococcal infection
Group B streptococcus infection is the infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) (also known as Group B streptococcus or GBS). Group B streptococcal infection can cause serious illness and sometimes death, especially in newborns, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems. GBS was recognized as a pathogen in cattle by Edmond Nocard and Mollereau in the late 1880s, but its significance as a human pathogen was not discovered before the 1938 when Fry described three fatal cases of puerperal infections caused by GBS. In the early 1960s GBS was recognized as a main cause of neonatal sepsis.
| Specialty: | Pediatrics |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #793 - Full term neonate with major problems.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'P36.0 - Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code P36.0 and a single ICD9 code, 771.81 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: P36 - Bacterial sepsis of newborn