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R78.81

Billable

Bacteremia

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

What This Code Means

The presence of bacteria in the bloodstream, which can indicate an infection spreading through the body.

Coding Tips

  • •Bacteremia is a finding that should prompt investigation for the source and causative organism; do not use as a primary diagnosis without further specification
  • •Document culture results and organism identification when available; distinguish from sepsis which requires additional coding

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • sepsis-code to specified infection

Code Hierarchy

└R78Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood└R78.8Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood└R78.81Bacteremia
└R78.81Bacteremia

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