P36.3Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci

P36.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci. It belongs to category P36 (bacterial sepsis of newborn), block P35-P39 (infections specific to the perinatal period) and chapter 16 (certain conditions originating in the perinatal period). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within P36, choose P36.3 (Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B (P36.0), sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified streptococci (P36.1), sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus (P36.2), sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coli (P36.4), sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes (P36.5), other bacterial sepsis of newborn (P36.8) and unspecified (P36.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: P36.30 (staphylococci) and P36.39 (staphylococci).

Use an additional code(s), if applicable, to identify severe sepsis (R65.2-) and associated acute organ dysfunction(s).

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