P36 — Bacterial sepsis of newborn

Not billable

Is P36 billable?

No — P36 is a non-billable header code. P36 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 10 billable codes beneath P36.

Billable codes under this header

P36 at a glance

Code	P36
Description	Bacterial sepsis of newborn
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside P36 to fully describe the condition. P36 is sequenced first.

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

Includes

Conditions classified to P36.

congenital sepsis

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 16

The conditions below are not part of P36, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P36 and the excluded code may both be reported.

congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
tetanus neonatorum (A33)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from P35-P39

The conditions below are not part of P36, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P36 and the excluded code may both be reported.

asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21)
congenital gonococcal infection (A54.-)
congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
congenital syphilis (A50.-)
human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
infant botulism (A48.51)
infectious diseases not specific to the perinatal period (A00-B99, J09, J10.-)
intestinal infectious disease (A00-A09)
laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] (R75)
tetanus neonatorum (A33)

What codes fall under P36? (8)

How long has P36 existed?

P36 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.