2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Other Bacterial Diseases 030-041 >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 038
Septicemia On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 038 can be accessed here. - Systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. (Dorland, 27th ed)
- 038 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
Use additional code for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) (995.91-995.92) 038 excludes: - bacteremia (790.7)
- septicemia (sepsis) of newborn (771.81)
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