Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 038.11
Methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus septicemia
  • Short description: METH SUSC STAPH AUR SEPT.
  • ICD-9-CM 038.11 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 038.11 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 038.11.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 038.11: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 038.11 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A41.01 Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
Approximate Synonyms
  • Methicillin sensitive Staph aureus (MSSA) septicemia
  • Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus sepsis without acute organ dysfunction
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w MSSA septicemia
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock due to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus septicemia with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w MSSA septicemia
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w MSSA septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus septicemia
Applies To
  • MSSA septicemia
  • Staphylococcus aureus septicemia NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 038.11:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • staphylococcal NEC 041.10
      • aureus 041.11
      • food poisoning 005.0
      • generalized (purulent) 038.10
        • aureus 038.11
          • methicillin
            • resistant 038.12
            • susceptible 038.11
        • specified organism NEC 038.19
      • 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
          • methicillin
            • resistant (MRSA) 038.12
            • susceptible (MSSA) 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
    • staphylococcal 038.10
      • aureus 038.11
        • methicillin
          • resistant 038.12
          • susceptible 038.11
      • specified organism NEC 038.19
  • Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9
    • methicillin
      • resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 038.12
      • susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) 038.11
    • MSSA (methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus) 038.11
    • staphylococcal 038.10
      • aureus 038.11
        • methicillin
          • resistant (MRSA) 038.12
          • susceptible (MSSA) 038.11
      • specified organism NEC 038.19
  • Staphylococcemia 038.10
    • aureus 038.11
  • Toxemia 799.89
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