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FY2027

P36.8 — Other bacterial sepsis of newborn

BillableMCC

Is P36.8 billable?

Yes — P36.8 is billable for FY2027. P36.8 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. P36.8 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

P36.8 at a glance

CodeP36.8
DescriptionOther bacterial sepsis of newborn
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does P36.8 group to?

P36.8 sits in MDC 15 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 791Prematurity with Major Problemsmedical

As a secondary diagnosis, P36.8 is a major complication or comorbidity (MCC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is P36.8 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to P36.8. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Newborn › sepsis › specified NEC (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)
  • Sepsis › newborn › specified NEC (generalized) (unspecified organism)

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside P36.8 to fully describe the condition. P36.8 is sequenced first.

  • code from category B96 to identify organism

Use additional code — inherited from P36

Report an additional code alongside P36.8 to fully describe the condition. P36.8 is sequenced first.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 16

The conditions below are not part of P36.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P36.8 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 P36.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P36.8 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)

How long has P36.8 existed?

P36.8 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.

Which conditions are coded to P36.8?

What other codes are in the P36 family? (7)