Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 038.8
Other specified septicemias
  • Short description: Septicemia NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 038.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 038.8 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 038.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 038.8: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 038.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A41.89 Other specified sepsis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Actinomycotic sepsis
  • Actinomycotic septicemia
  • Gram positive sepsis
  • Gram positive septicemia
  • Hemorrhagic septicemia due to Pasteurella multocida
  • Proteus septicemia
  • Sepsis
  • Sepsis due to Actinomyces
  • Sepsis due to enterococcus
  • Sepsis with chromobacterium septicemia
  • Sepsis with enterococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to Chromobacterium
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Chromobacterium septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Enterococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w other septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Chromobacterium septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Enterococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Chromobacterium
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to enterococcus
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Chromobacterium septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Enterococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to chromobacterium
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to enterococcus
038.8 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 038.8:
  • Pyemia, pyemic (purulent) (see also Septicemia) 038.9
    • specified organism NEC 038.8
  • Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9
    • specified organism NEC 038.8
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