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R65.21 – Severe sepsis with septic shock

Coding Notes

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Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

785.52

Fs: 10111 – Septic shock

995.92

Fs: 10112 – Severe sepsis

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 870

SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS

DRG 871

SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC

DRG 872

SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9

with

organ dysfunction (acute) R65.20

with septic shock R65.21

Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9

with

organ dysfunction (acute) (multiple) R65.20

with septic shock R65.21

severe R65.20

with septic shock R65.21

Severe sepsis R65.20

with septic shock R65.21

Shock R57.9

endotoxic R65.21

gram-negative R65.21

septic (due to severe sepsis) R65.21

Sibling Codes

R65.20

Severe sepsis without septic shock

Parent Sibling Codes

R65.1

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of non-infectious origin

R65.2

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Code	Title
R00-R99	Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R50-R69	General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
R65	Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection
R65.2	Severe sepsis
R65.21	Severe sepsis with septic shock