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ICD-10 Code A41.54: Sepsis due to Acinetobacter baumannii

A41.54 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Sepsis due to Acinetobacter baumannii in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents sepsis due to acinetobacter baumannii in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
block
A30-A49Other bacterial diseases
category
A41Other sepsis
category
A41.5Sepsis due to other Gram-negative organisms
currentA41.5

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

Infectious Disease SpecialistGeneral Physician

Coverage-related procedures and services

CPT 87154high
CULTURE, TYPING; IDENTIFICATION OF BLOOD PATHOGEN AND RESISTANCE TYPING, WHEN PERFORMED, BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA) PROBE, MULTIPLEXED AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE INCLUDING MULTIPLEX REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION, WHEN PERFORMED, PER CULTURE OR ISOLATE, 6 OR MORE TARGETS
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 0142Uhigh
INFECTIOUS DISEASE (BACTERIA AND FUNGI), GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND DRUG RESISTANCE ELEMENT DETECTION, DNA (21 GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL TARGETS, 6 RESISTANCE GENES, 1 PAN GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL TARGET, 1 PAN CANDIDA TARGET), AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE, EACH TARGET REPORTED AS DETECTED OR NOT DETECTED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 0141Uhigh
INFECTIOUS DISEASE (BACTERIA AND FUNGI), GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISM IDENTIFICATION AND DRUG RESISTANCE ELEMENT DETECTION, DNA (20 GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL TARGETS, 4 RESISTANCE GENES, 1 PAN GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL TARGET, 1 PAN CANDIDA TARGET), BLOOD CULTURE, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE, EACH TARGET REPORTED AS DETECTED OR NOT DETECTED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 0140Uhigh
INFECTIOUS DISEASE (FUNGI), FUNGAL PATHOGEN IDENTIFICATION, DNA (15 FUNGAL TARGETS), BLOOD CULTURE, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE, EACH TARGET REPORTED AS DETECTED OR NOT DETECTED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 93319high
3D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING AND POSTPROCESSING DURING TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, OR DURING TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FOR CONGENITAL CARDIAC ANOMALIES, FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CARDIAC STRUCTURE(S) (EG, CARDIAC CHAMBERS AND VALVES, LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE, INTERATRIAL SEPTUM, INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM) AND FUNCTION, WHEN PERFORMED (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 76376high
3D RENDERING WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORTING OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, ULTRASOUND, OR OTHER TOMOGRAPHIC MODALITY WITH IMAGE POSTPROCESSING UNDER CONCURRENT SUPERVISION; NOT REQUIRING IMAGE POSTPROCESSING ON AN INDEPENDENT WORKSTATION
Source: CMS coverage guidance

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Sepsis due to Acinetobacter baumannii

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeA41.54
SystemICD10
Display nameSepsis due to Acinetobacter baumannii
ChapterCertain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
BlockOther bacterial diseases

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Sepsis(generalized) (unspecified organism)

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