P36.5 is the ICD-10 code for Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes. It is a four-character subcategory of P36 (Bacterial sepsis of newborn), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block P35–P39 (Infections specific to the perinatal period) in Chapter XVI, Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVI · P00–P96
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
P36.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
P36.5Sepsis hos nyfødt forårsaket av anaerob bakterie
DP365Sepsis hos nyfødt forårsaget af anaerobe bakterier
P36.5Anaerobisten bakteerien aiheuttama vastasyntyneen sepsis
P36.5Sepsis beim Neugeborenen durch Anaerobier
P36.5Infection du nouveau-né due à des anaérobies
P36.5sepsis van pasgeborene door anaeroben
P36.5Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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