ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
P36 Bacterial sepsis of newborn
All 10 codes in the P36 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
10
Can lead a claim
10
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to P36
All 10 codes group to MMTA - Other. None of the 10 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.
Every code in P36
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P36.0 | Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P36.1 Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified streptococci | ||||
| P36.10 | Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified streptococci | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P36.19 | Sepsis of newborn due to other streptococci | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P36.2 | Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P36.3 Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci | ||||
| P36.30 | Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P36.39 | Sepsis of newborn due to other staphylococci | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P36.4 | Sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coli | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P36.5 | Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P36.8 | Other bacterial sepsis of newborn | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P36.9 | Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified | Can lead a claim | A | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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