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- R78.81 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 R78.81 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R78.81 – other international versions of ICD-10 R78.81 may differ.
ICD-10-CM R78.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
- 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
Type 1 Excludes
- sepsis-code to specified infection
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 R78.81:
- culture > Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis
- blood > culture R78.81
- culture (nonspecific) > Positive
- blood > culture (nonspecific) R78.81
