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*if the physician diagnosis is septicemia and a blood culture was sent, code as follows:  
*if the physician diagnosis is septicemia and a blood culture was sent, code as follows:  
**septicemia (46) - subcode (a pathogen subcode)
**septicemia (46) - (a pathogen subcode)
OR
OR
***septicemia (46) - subcode (64) - negative blood culture
***septicemia (46) - subcode (64) - negative blood culture