Which of the following is NOT true when coding bacterial newborn sepsis?

A) Perinatal sepsis can be congenital or community acquired.
B) Coding bacterial sepsis in a newborn is similar to coding sepsis in any patient.
C) When the source is not documented, the default is community acquired.
D) If the appropriate causal organism is not included in the P36- code, then an additional code from category B96 should be assigned.


C

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