Table 1.

ICD-10 German Modification (GM) Codes for Sepsis introduced in 2023, allowing to code sepsis due to underlying viral, protozoal or fungal infection. Detailed information on sepsis coding in Germany can be found in the coding guidelines of the German Quality Network Sepsis [35]

New coding for sepsis caused by viruses, protozoa and fungi
B00.70	Sepsis due to herpes viruses
B34.80	Sepsis due to viruses, not elsewhere classified
B38.70	Sepsis due to Coccidioides
B39.30	Sepsis due to Histoplasma capsulatum
B40.70	Sepsis due to Blastomyces
B41.70	Sepsis due to Paracoccidioides
B42.70	Sepsis due to Sporothrix
B44.70	Sepsis due to Aspergillus
B45.70	Sepsis due to Cryptococcus
B46.40	Sepsis due to Mucorales
B48.80	Sepsis due to fungi, not elsewhere classified
B58.90	Sepsis caused by toxoplasma
B60.80	Sepsis due to protozoa, not elsewhere classified
New coding for nosocomial/non-nosocomial sepsis origin. These codes should be reported as additional codes
U69.80!	Non-nosocomial sepsis Sepsis occurring before the third calendar day of hospital admission
U69.81!	Nosocomial sepsis Sepsis occurring on or after the third calendar day of hospital admission
U69.82!	Sepsis with unclear time of onset with reference to hospital admission
U69.83!	Non-nosocomial septic shock Septic shock occurring before the third calendar day of hospital admission
U69.84!	Nosocomial septic shock Septic shock occurring on or after the third calendar day of hospital admission
U69.85!	Septic shock with unclear time of onset with reference to hospital admission