Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B

congenital sepsis

code(s), if applicable, to identify severe sepsis (R65.2-) and associated acute organ dysfunction(s)

conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later

• congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
• endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
• injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
• neoplasms (C00-D49)
• tetanus neonatorum (A33)

Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records

Infections acquired in utero, during birth via the umbilicus, or during the first 28 days after birth

• asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21)
• congenital gonococcal infection (A54.-)
• congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
• congenital syphilis (A50.-)
• human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
• infant botulism (A48.51)
• infectious diseases not specific to the perinatal period (A00-B99, J09, J10.-)
• intestinal infectious disease (A00-A09)
• laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] (R75)
• tetanus neonatorum (A33)