2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B95.2 Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code B95.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Sepsis, unspecified organism 1 A41.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM A41.9 became effective on October 1, 2019. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A41.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 A41.9 may differ.
If the physician specifies a causal organism, such as “sepsis due to E. Coli,” “sepsis with blood cultures positive for E. Coli,” or “E. Coli sepsis,” use the code for sepsis naming the specific organism. The category A40.- through A41.9 is for sepsis due to bacteria or unspecified bacteria.
ICD-10-CM, as it does in ICD-9-CM. Septic shock is combined into code R65.21. Example: A patient is admitted with cellulitis and abscess of the left leg, severe sepsis, septic shock, and acute renal failure and encephalopathy due to the sepsis. A41.9
Enterococcal septicemia induces a severe inflammatory response, which can predispose patients to secondary bacterial infection, and this is associated with a high incidence of septic shock and multiorgan failure, which may contribute to the associated high mortality rate.
ICD-10 Code for Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere- B95. 2- Codify by AAPC.
Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B95. 2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM B95. 2 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Sepsis, unspecified organism A41. 9.
Enterobacter species are members of the ESKAPE group (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species), which are described as the leading cause of resistant nosocomial infections (7, 10, 11, 13,–20).
Z16. 21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z16.
A41. 51 (Sepsis due to Escherichia coli), and N39. 0 (Urinary tract infection, site not specified) would be reported as additional diagnoses.
ICD-10-CM Code for Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B96. 1.
Antibiotic resistance occurs when the germs no longer respond to the antibiotics designed to kill them. If these germs develop resistance to vancomycin, an antibiotic that is used to treat some drug-resistant infections, they become vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).
According to the guidelines above, sepsis would be the appropriate principal diagnosis if it is the reason the patient is admitted, and meets the definition of principal diagnosis.
Coding sepsis requires a minimum of two codes: a code for the systemic infection (e.g., 038. xx) and the code 995.91, SIRS due to infectious process without organ dysfunction. If no causal organism is documented within the medical record, query the physician or assign code 038.9, Unspecified septicemia.
0-, Infection following immunization, should be coded first, followed by the code for the specific infection. If the patient has severe sepsis, the appropriate code from subcategory R65. 2 should also be assigned, with the additional codes(s) for any acute organ dysfunction.