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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

A41.8Other specified sepsis

Not billable — use a more specific code

A41.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About A41.8

A41.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified sepsis. It belongs to category A41 (other sepsis), block A30-A49 (other bacterial diseases) and chapter 1 (certain infectious and parasitic diseases). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within A41, choose A41.8 (Other specified sepsis) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus (A41.0), sepsis due to other specified staphylococcus (A41.1), sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus (A41.2), sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzae (A41.3), sepsis due to anaerobes (A41.4), sepsis due to other Gram-negative organisms (A41.5) and sepsis, unspecified organism (A41.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: A41.81 (Enterococcus) and A41.89 (sepsis).

Code first: , 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) and 2 more.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under A41.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to A41.8.

› From A41 Other sepsis
Excludes1
  • bacteremia NOS (R78.81)
  • neonatal (P36.-)
  • puerperal sepsis (O85)
  • streptococcal sepsis (A40.-)
Excludes2
  • 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

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about A41.8

Is A41.8 billable?

No. A41.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.