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Criteria for Identifying Health Care–Associated Infection
| Infection Type | ICD-9-CM Discharge Diagnosis Codes |
|---|---|
| Sepsis | 038–038.9, 112.5, 112.81, 785.52, 995.91, and 995.92 |
| Pneumonia | 482.0–482.2 and 482.4–482.9 |
| Staphylococcus | 730.0–730.09, 711–711.09, 038.11, 041.11, 482.41, V09.0, V09.8, 008.41, 038.1, 790.7, 996.62, 421.0, 996.61, 998.3, and 998.5 |
| Clostridium difficile | 008.45 |
Abbreviation: ICD-9-CM, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification.
