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ICD-10-CM R65.2 — Severe sepsis | Codelle

ICD-10-CM/R65/R65.2

R65.2

ICD-10-CM

Severe sepsis

Clinical Notes

Inclusion Terms

Infection with associated acute organ dysfunction
Sepsis with acute organ dysfunction
Sepsis with multiple organ dysfunction
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process with acute organ dysfunction

Code first

underlying infection, such as:
infection following a procedure (T81.4-)
infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.2-)
puerperal sepsis (O85)
sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion (O03.87)
sepsis following ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.82)
sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion (O03.37)
sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy (O04.87)
sepsis NOS (A41.9)

Use additional code

code to identify specific acute organ dysfunction, such as:
acute kidney failure (N17.-)
acute respiratory failure (J96.0-)
critical illness myopathy (G72.81)
critical illness polyneuropathy (G62.81)
disseminated intravascular coagulopathy [DIC] (D65)
encephalopathy (metabolic) (septic) (G93.41)
hepatic failure (K72.0-)

Code Hierarchy

▲R65Symp and signs specifically assoc w sys inflam and infct

R65.2(current)

Subcodes (2)

R65.20Severe sepsis without septic shock

R65.21Severe sepsis with septic shock

Same Category

R65Symp and signs specifically assoc w sys inflam and infct R65.1SIRS of non-infectious origin R65.10SIRS of non-infectious origin w/o acute organ dysfunction R65.11SIRS of non-infectious origin w acute organ dysfunction R65.20Severe sepsis without septic shock R65.21Severe sepsis with septic shock