A41.0
Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 22 never code together
A41code
Excludes1
Excludes2
- sepsis (due to) (in) actinomycotic (A42.7)A42.7
- sepsis (due to) (in) anthrax (A22.7)A22.7
- sepsis (due to) (in) candidal (B37.7)B37.7
- sepsis (due to) (in) Erysipelothrix (A26.7)A26.7
- sepsis (due to) (in) extraintestinal yersiniosis (A28.2)A28.2
- sepsis (due to) (in) gonococcal (A54.86)A54.86
- sepsis (due to) (in) herpesviral (B00.7)B00.7
- sepsis (due to) (in) listerial (A32.7)A32.7
- sepsis (due to) (in) melioidosis (A24.1)A24.1
- sepsis (due to) (in) meningococcal (A39.2-A39.4)A39.2-A39.4
- sepsis (due to) (in) plague (A20.7)A20.7
- sepsis (due to) (in) tularemia (A21.7)A21.7
- toxic shock syndrome (A48.3)A48.3
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 8
A41code
Code first
- , if applicable, postprocedural sepsis (T81.44-)T81.44-
- sepsis due to central venous catheter (T80.211-)T80.211-
- sepsis during labor (O75.3)O75.3
- sepsis following abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O03.37, O03.87, O04.87, O07.37, O08.82)O03.37O03.87O04.87O07.37O08.82
- sepsis following immunization (T88.0-)T88.0-
- sepsis following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection (T80.22-, T80.29-)T80.22-T80.29-
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No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 7 same parent — A41
A41.1 Sepsis due to other specified staphylococcus A41.2 Sepsis due to unspecified staphylococcus A41.3 Sepsis due to Hemophilus influenzae A41.4 Sepsis due to anaerobes A41.5 Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organisms category A41.8 Other specified sepsis category A41.9 Sepsis, unspecified organism
Subordinate codes 2
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