ICD-10-CM code "R65.21": Severe sepsis with septic shock (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeR65.21
DescriptionSevere sepsis with septic shock
Hierarchy
  1. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
  2. General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
  3. Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection (R65)
  4. Severe sepsis (R65.2)
  5. Severe sepsis with septic shock (R65.21)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

    Type 2abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)

    Type 2certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

    Type 2signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters

    Type 2signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

  2. General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
  3. Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection (R65)
  4. Severe sepsis (R65.2)
  5. Severe sepsis with septic shock (R65.21)

Includes

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