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2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 995.91
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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 995.91.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 995.91: 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 (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
Applies To
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process without acute organ dysfunction
Code First
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- Code first underlying infection
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
995.91:
- Herxheimer's reaction 995.91
- Reaction
Herxheimer's 995.91
- Sepsis (generalized) 995.91
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abortion - see Abortion, by type, with sepsis![](/images/vertical.gif)
acute organ dysfunction 995.92![](/images/note.png)
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ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0
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molar pregnancy (see also categories 630
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multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) 995.92![](/images/note.png)
dental (pulpal origin) 522.4![](/images/note.png)
female genital organ NEC 614.9![](/images/note.png)
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abortion 639.0![](/images/note.png)
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ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.0![](/images/note.png)
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infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.39![](/images/note.png)
localized - code to specific localized infection
newborn (organism unspecified) NEC 771.81![](/images/note.png)
puerperal, postpartum, childbirth (pelvic) 670.2![](/images/note.png)
resulting from infusion, injection, transfusion, or vaccination 999.39![](/images/note.png)
skin, localized (see also Abscess) 682.9![](/images/note.png)
umbilical (newborn) (organism unspecified) 771.89![](/images/note.png)
urinary 599.0![](/images/note.png)
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meaning sepsis 995.91![](/images/16x16.gif)
meaning urinary tract infection 599.0![](/images/note.png)
- SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) 995.90
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infectious process 995.91![](/images/16x16.gif)
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with acute organ dysfunction 995.92![](/images/note.png)
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non-infectious process 995.93![](/images/note.png)
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with acute organ dysfunction 995.94![](/images/note.png)
- Syndrome - see also Disease
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fibrosclerosing 710.8![](/images/note.png)
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inflammatory response (SIRS) 995.90![](/images/note.png)
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infectious process 995.91![](/images/16x16.gif)
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with acute organ dysfunction 995.92![](/images/note.png)
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non-infectious process 995.93![](/images/note.png)
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with acute organ dysfunction 995.94![](/images/note.png)
- System, systemic - see also condition
inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) 995.90![](/images/note.png)
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infectious process 995.91![](/images/16x16.gif)
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with acute organ dysfunction 995.92![](/images/note.png)
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non-infectious process 995.93![](/images/note.png)
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with acute organ dysfunction 995.94![](/images/note.png)
- Urosepsis 599.0
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meaning sepsis 995.91