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P37.2

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Neonatal (disseminated) listeriosis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A serious bacterial infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes that affects newborns, often spreading throughout the body and potentially causing sepsis or meningitis.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify whether the infection is localized or disseminated; disseminated cases are more severe
  • •Document associated conditions like meningitis or sepsis separately if present

Code Hierarchy

└P37Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases└P37.2Neonatal (disseminated) listeriosis
└P37.2Neonatal (disseminated) listeriosis

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