2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A40.0

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A40.0

Sepsis due to streptococcus, group A

• A40.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A40.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A40.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 A40.0 may differ.

The following code(s) above A40.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A40.0:

• A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
• A40  Streptococcal sepsis

Approximate Synonyms

• Sepsis due to streptococcus pyogenes
• Sepsis with septicemia
• Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction
• Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to group a streptococcus
• Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction
• Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to group a streptococcus

ICD-10-CM A40.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

• 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

Convert A40.0 to ICD-9-CMCode History

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 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
• 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to A40.0:

• Code First: N08, N16

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A40.0:

• Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9
  • Streptococcus, streptococcalA40.9
    • group
      • A A40.0
    • pyogenes A40.0