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R78.81 – Bacteremia

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

sepsis-code to specified infection

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Bacteremia of newborn
Fs: 10000 – Bacteremia

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

FULL TERM NEONATE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Bacteremia R78.81
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis See also Abnormal
culture
blood R78.81
Positive
culture (nonspecific)
blood R78.81

Sibling Codes

Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood

Parent Sibling Codes

Finding of alcohol in blood
Finding of opiate drug in blood
Finding of cocaine in blood
Finding of hallucinogen in blood
Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood
Finding of other psychotropic drug in blood
Finding of steroid agent in blood
Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood
Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood
Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood

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Code Title
R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R70-R79 Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
R78 Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
R78.8 Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood
R78.81 Bacteremia
Type 1 Excludes
sepsis-code to specified infection