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Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 038.40
Septicemia due to gram-negative organism unspecified
  • Short description: GRAM-NEG SEPTICEMIA NOS.
  • 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).
  • You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 038.40.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 038.40: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
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:
  • Embolism 444.9
    • pyemic (multiple) 038.9
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with embolism
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.6
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.6
      • Aerobacter aerogenes 038.49
      • enteric gram-negative bacilli 038.40
      • Enterobacter aerogenes 038.49
      • Escherichia coli 038.42
      • following
      • Hemophilus influenzae 038.41
      • pneumococcal 038.2
      • Proteus vulgaris 038.49
      • Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) 038.43
      • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth (any organism) 673.3
      • Serratia 038.44
      • specified organism NEC 038.8
      • staphylococcal 038.10
      • streptococcal 038.0
  • Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9
    • enteric gram-negative bacilli 038.40
    • gram-negative (organism) 038.40
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