A41
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOther sepsis
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other sepsis
A41 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- bacteremia NOS (R78.81)
- neonatal (P36.-)
- puerperal sepsis (O85)
- streptococcal sepsis (A40.-)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- sepsis (due to) (in) actinomycotic (A42.7)
- sepsis (due to) (in) anthrax (A22.7)
- sepsis (due to) (in) candidal (B37.7)
- sepsis (due to) (in) Erysipelothrix (A26.7)
- sepsis (due to) (in) extraintestinal yersiniosis (A28.2)
- sepsis (due to) (in) gonococcal (A54.86)
- sepsis (due to) (in) herpesviral (B00.7)
- sepsis (due to) (in) listerial (A32.7)
- sepsis (due to) (in) melioidosis (A24.1)
- sepsis (due to) (in) meningococcal (A39.2-A39.4)
- sepsis (due to) (in) plague (A20.7)
- sepsis (due to) (in) tularemia (A21.7)
- toxic shock syndrome (A48.3)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition before this code.
- , if applicable, postprocedural sepsis (T81.44-)
- sepsis due to central venous catheter (T80.211-)
- sepsis during labor (O75.3)
- sepsis following abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O03.37, O03.87, O04.87, O07.37, O08.82)
- sepsis following immunization (T88.0-)
- sepsis following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection (T80.22-, T80.29-)
More specific codes under A41
- A41.0Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureuscategory
- A41.1Sepsis due to other specified staphylococcus
- A41.2Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus
- A41.3Sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzae
- A41.4Sepsis due to anaerobes
- A41.5Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organismscategory
- A41.8Other specified sepsiscategory
- A41.9Sepsis, unspecified organism
Where this code sits
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.