Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 038.10
Staphylococcal septicemia unspecified
  • Short description: STAPHYLCOCC SEPTICEM NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 038.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 038.10 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 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 038.10.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 038.10: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 038.10 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A41.2 Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus
Approximate Synonyms
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Staph septicemia, final id pending
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, staphylococcus
  • Septic shock due to Staphylococcal septicemia with acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Staph septicemia, final id pending
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, Staphylococcal
  • Severe sepsis due to Staphylococcal septicemia with acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Staph septicemia, final id pending
  • Staphlococcal septicemia
  • Staphylococcal sepsis without acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 038.10:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • staphylococcal NEC 041.10
      • aureus 041.11
      • food poisoning 005.0
      • generalized (purulent) 038.10
      • pneumonia 482.40
        • aureus 482.41
        • MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) 482.42
        • MSSA (methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus) 482.41
        • specified type NEC 482.49
      • septicemia 038.10
        • aureus 038.11
        • MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) 038.12
        • MSSA (methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus) 038.11
        • specified organism NEC 038.19
      • specified NEC 041.19
  • Pyemia, pyemic (purulent) (see also Septicemia) 038.9
  • Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9
    • staphylococcal 038.10
  • Staphylococcemia 038.10
  • Toxemia 799.89
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