P36.30

Billable

Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci

HCC Category Mapping

V28HCC 2 — Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock

0.455

V24HCC 2 — Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock

0.455

ESRDHCC 2 — Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock

0.000

What This Code Means

A serious blood infection in a newborn caused by staphylococcal bacteria, but the specific type of staphylococcus is not identified.

Coding Tips

•Use this code when staphylococcal sepsis is confirmed but the organism cannot be further specified; attempt to obtain more specific culture results
•Do not use this code if the organism is identified as S. aureus (use P36.2 instead)

Clinical Significance

Unspecified staphylococcal sepsis in newborns indicates serious bloodstream infection by staphylococcal bacteria when the specific species cannot be determined. This condition requires broad-spectrum anti-staphylococcal antibiotic therapy and careful monitoring, as staphylococcal infections can rapidly progress and cause serious complications in vulnerable neonates.

Documentation Requirements

✓Positive culture showing staphylococcal organisms
✓Clinical evidence of systemic infection
✓Documentation that specific species unidentified
✓Gestational age and birth weight
✓Laboratory markers of sepsis
✓Empirical antibiotic coverage initiated
✓Clinical response to treatment
✓Associated risk factors

Commonly Confused Codes

P36.2 — S. aureus sepsis when species is identified P36.39 — Other staphylococcal sepsis when specific type known P36.9 — Bacterial sepsis when organism type unknown A41.2 — Unspecified staphylococcal sepsis in older patients

Code Hierarchy

└P36Bacterial sepsis of newborn └P36.3Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci └P36.30Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci

└P36.30Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci