P36.30
P36.30: Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
P36.30 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- A41Other sepsis
Risk adjustment
P36.30 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 2 Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock0.500 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
P36.30 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Newborn›sepsis›due to›Staphylococcus
- Sepsis›newborn›due to›Staphylococcus
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.