20162017201820192020202120222023Billable/Specific Code
- A40.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A40.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A40.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 A40.3 may differ.
ICD-10-CM A40.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 870 Septicemia or severe sepsis with mv >96 hours
- 871 Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc
- 872 Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc
Applicable To
- Pneumococcal sepsis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A40.3:
- pneumococcal > pyemic (multiple) I76
- generalized (purulent) > pneumococcus, pneumococcal NEC A49.1
- pneumococcal > Pyemia, pyemic (fever) (infection) (purulent)
- pneumococcal > Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9
- pneumoniae > Streptococcus, streptococcal A40.9
