P36
ICD-10Non-billable categoryBacterial sepsis of newborn
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Bacterial sepsis of newborn
P36 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.
Includes
- congenital sepsis
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code(s), if applicable, to identify severe sepsis (R65.2-) and associated acute organ dysfunction(s)
More specific codes under P36
- P36.0Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B
- P36.1Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified streptococcicategory
- P36.2Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus
- P36.3Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococcicategory
- P36.4Sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coli
- P36.5Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes
- P36.8Other bacterial sepsis of newborn
- P36.9Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified
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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.