2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Symptoms, Signs, And Ill-Defined Conditions 780-799 > Nonspecific Abnormal Findings 790-796 > Nonspecific Findings On Examination Of Blood 790.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 790.7 Bacteremia View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 790.7 The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion. 790.7 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 790.7 contains 5 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 790.* hierarchy Use additional code to identify organism (041) 790.7 Excludes bacteremia of newborn (771.83) septicemia (038)  Index entries containing 790.7: Bacteremia 790.7 newborn 771.83 Bacteria in blood (see also Bacteremia) 790.7 Findings, abnormal, without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4 blood culture, positive 790.7 culture, positive NEC 795.39 blood 790.7 Positive culture (nonspecific) 795.39 blood 790.7