P36 Bacterial sepsis of newborn

Category / Non-billable header 12 subcodes

Block: Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)

Includes

  • congenital sepsis

Use Additional Code

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

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
P36..0 Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B Yes
P36..1 Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified streptococci No
P36..10 Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified streptococci Yes
P36..19 Sepsis of newborn due to other streptococci Yes
P36..2 Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus Yes
P36..3 Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci No
P36..30 Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci Yes
P36..39 Sepsis of newborn due to other staphylococci Yes
P36..4 Sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coli Yes
P36..5 Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes Yes
P36..8 Other bacterial sepsis of newborn Yes
P36..9 Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026