Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 995.91
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process without organ dysfunction
  • Short description: Sepsis.
  • ICD-9-CM 995.91 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 995.91 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 995.91.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 995.91: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 995.91 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A41.9 Sepsis, unspecified organism
Approximate Synonyms
  • Actinomycotic sepsis
  • Actinomycotic septicemia
  • Erysipelothrix sepsis
  • Escherichia coli (E coli)septicemia
  • Haemophilus influenzae sepsis without acute organ dysfunction
  • Hemophilus influenza septicemia
  • Listerial sepsis
  • Meningococcal septicemia
  • Methicillin resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) septicemia
  • Methicillin sensitive Staph aureus (MSSA) septicemia
  • Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus sepsis without acute organ dysfunction
  • Postprocedural sepsis
  • Pseudomonas septicemia
  • Salmonella septicemia
  • Salmonella septicemia without acute organ dysfunction
  • Sepsis
  • Sepsis (severe bloodstream infection)
  • Sepsis due to Actinomyces
  • Sepsis due to central venous catheter
  • Sepsis due to enterococcus
  • Sepsis due to Erysipelothrix
  • Sepsis due to infected central venous catheter
  • Sepsis due to Listeria monocytogenes
  • Sepsis due to Streptococcus agalactiae
  • Sepsis due to Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Sepsis due to urinary tract infection
  • Sepsis due to UTI
  • Sepsis related to central venous catheter
  • Sepsis with chromobacterium septicemia
  • Sepsis with coagulase negative staph septicemia
  • Sepsis with enterococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis with gonococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis with septicemia
  • Sepsis with staphylococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis with Streptococcus pneumoniae septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to anaerobic septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to Chromobacterium
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to coagulase-negative staphylococcus
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to Escherichia coli
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to gonococcus
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to gram negative septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to gram negative septicemia, final identification pending
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to gram positive bacteria
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to meningococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to pneumococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to Pseudomonas septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to septicemia, final identification pending
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to Serratia septicemia
  • Sepsis without acute organ dysfunction due to Streptococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w anaerobic septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Chromobacterium septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w coagulase negative Staph septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w E coli septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Enterococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Gonococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w gram neg septicemia, final id pending
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w gram pos septicemia, final id pending
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Hemophilus influenza septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w meningococcal septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w MRSA septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w MSSA septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w other gram neg septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w other septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w other Staph septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Pseudomonas septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Salmonella septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w septicemia, final id pending
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Serratia septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Staph septicemia, final id pending
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group A septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group B septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Strep pneumoniae septicemia
  • Sepsis wo acute organ dysfunction, w Strep septicemia
  • Sepsis, anaerobic septicemia
  • Sepsis, gram neg septicemia, organism id pending
  • Sepsis, gram negative septicemia
  • Serratia septicemia
  • SIRS due to infection wo organ dysfunction
  • Staphlococcal septicemia
  • Staphylococcal sepsis without acute organ dysfunction
  • Staphylococcal sepsis without acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending
  • Streptococcal septicemia
  • Systemic infection
  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) without organ dysfunction (disorder)
  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome from infection
  • Urosepsis
995.91 Excludes
  • sepsis with acute organ dysfunction (995.92)
  • sepsis with multiple organ dysfunction (995.92)
  • severe sepsis (995.92)
Applies To
  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process without acute organ dysfunction
Code First
  • Code first underlying infection
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 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
    • dental (pulpal origin) 522.4
    • female genital organ NEC 614.9
    • following
      • abortion 639.0
      • ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.0
      • infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.39
    • localized
    • newborn (organism unspecified) NEC 771.81
    • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth (pelvic) 670.2
    • resulting from infusion, injection, transfusion, or vaccination 999.39
    • 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
      • non-infectious process 995.93
        • with acute organ dysfunction 995.94
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • systemic
      • fibrosclerosing 710.8
      • inflammatory response (SIRS) 995.90
        • due to
          • infectious process 995.91
            • with acute organ dysfunction 995.92
          • non-infectious process 995.93
            • with acute organ dysfunction 995.94
  • System, systemic - see also condition
    • inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) 995.90
      • due to
        • infectious process 995.91
          • with acute organ dysfunction 995.92
        • non-infectious process 995.93
          • with acute organ dysfunction 995.94
  • Urosepsis 599.0
    • meaning sepsis 995.91
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