Severe sepsis
On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 995.92 can be accessed here.
- 995.92 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 995.92 contains 6 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 995.* hierarchy
Code first underlying infection
995.92 also known as:
- Sepsis with acute organ dysfunction
- Sepsis with multiple organ dysfunction (MOD)
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process with acute organ dysfunction
Use additional code to specify acute organ dysfunction, such as:
acute renal failure (584.5-584.9)
acute respiratory failure (518.81)
critical illness myopathy (359.81)
critical illness polyneuropathy (357.82)
disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) syndrome (286.6)
encephalopathy (348.31)
hepatic failure (570)
septic shock (785.52)
Index entries containing 995.92:
- Sepsis (generalized) 995.91
- with
- acute organ dysfunction
995.92
- multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) 995.92
- severe 995.92
SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) 995.90- due to
- infectious process 995.91
- with acute organ dysfunction 995.92
Syndrome - see also Disease- systemic
- inflammatory response (SIRS) 995.90
- due to
- infectious process 995.91
- with acute organ dysfunction 995.92
System, systemic - see also condition- inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) 995.90
- due to
- infectious process 995.91
- with acute organ dysfunction 995.92
2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 995.92