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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 995.91

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process without organ dysfunction

  • (SEP-sis) The presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues.
  • Disease caused by the spread of bacteria and their toxins in the bloodstream. Also called blood poisoning.
  • The presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in tissues or in the blood. Systemic disease caused by the spread of the microorganisms via the circulating blood is commonly called SEPTICEMIA. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
  • 995.91 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 995.91 contains 6 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 995.* hierarchy

Code first underlying infection

995.91 also known as:

  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process without acute organ dysfunction

995.91 excludes:

  • sepsis with acute organ dysfunction (995.92)
  • sepsis with multiple organ dysfunction (995.92)
  • severe sepsis (995.92)


Index entries containing 995.91:

Sepsis (generalized) 995.91
  • with
    • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with sepsis
    • acute organ dysfunction 995.92
    • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.0
    • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.0
    • multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) 995.92
  • buccal 528.3
  • complicating labor 659.3
  • dental (pulpal origin) 522.4
  • female genital organ NEC 614.9
  • fetus (intrauterine) 771.81
  • following
    • abortion 639.0
    • ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.0
    • infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.39
  • Friedländer's 038.49
  • intraocular 360.00
  • localized
  • malleus 024
  • nadir 038.9
  • newborn (organism unspecified) NEC 771.81
  • oral 528.3
  • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth (pelvic) 670
  • resulting from infusion, injection, transfusion, or vaccination 999.39
  • severe 995.92
  • skin, localized (see also Abscess) 682.9
  • umbilical (newborn) (organism unspecified) 771.89
  • urinary 599.0
    • meaning sepsis 995.91
    • meaning urinary tract infection 599.0
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
Urosepsis 599.0
  • meaning sepsis 995.91