Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 038.0
Streptococcal septicemia
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 038.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 038.0 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 038.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 038.0: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 038.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A40.9 Streptococcal sepsis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Sepsis due to Streptococcus agalactiae
  • Sepsis with septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to Streptococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group B septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Strep septicemia
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, streptococcal
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group A septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group B septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to group A streptococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to group B streptococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Streptococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, Streptococcal
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group B septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to group B streptococcus
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to Streptococcal septicemia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 038.0:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • Pyemia, pyemic (purulent) (see also Septicemia) 038.9
    • streptococcal 038.0
  • Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9
    • streptococcal (anaerobic) 038.0
  • Streptococcemia 038.0
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