R65 - Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection
R65.2 - Severe sepsis
InclusionTerm:
-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
codeFirst:
-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-)
R65.20 - Severe sepsis without septic shock
R65.21 - Severe sepsis with septic shock