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995.91 SEPSIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 995.91

Short Description: Sepsis

Long Description: Sepsis

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Other and unspecified effects of external causes (990-995)
      • 995 Certain adverse effects, not elsewhere classified
        • 995.91 Sepsis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 995.91 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Herxheimer's reaction 995.91
  • Reaction
    • Herxheimer's 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
    • Friedl�nder's 038.49
    • intra-abdominal 567.22
    • intraocular 360.00
    • localized - code to specific localized infection
      • in operation wound 998.59
      • skin (see also Abscess) 682.9
    • malleus 024
    • nadir 038.9
    • newborn (organism unspecified) NEC 771.81
    • oral 528.3
    • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth (pelvic) 670.2
    • 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
      • tetanus 771.3
    • 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

Crosswalk Information

The code 995.91 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
995.91 Right Arrow A41.9 Sepsis, unspecified organism
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
995.0 Other anaphylactic reaction
995.1 Angioneurotic edema, not elsewhere classified
995.20 Unspecified adverse effect of unspecified drug, medicinal and biological substance
995.21 Arthus phenomenon
995.22 Unspecified adverse effect of anesthesia
995.23 Unspecified adverse effect of insulin
995.24 Failed moderate sedation during procedure
995.27 Other drug allergy
995.29 Unspecified adverse effect of other drug, medicinal and biological substance
995.3 Allergy, unspecified, not elsewhere classified
995.4 Shock due to anesthesia, not elsewhere classified
995.50 Child abuse, unspecified
995.51 Child emotional/psychological abuse
995.52 Child neglect (nutritional)
995.53 Child sexual abuse
995.54 Child physical abuse
995.55 Shaken baby syndrome
995.59 Other child abuse and neglect
995.60 Anaphylactic reaction due to unspecified food
995.61 Anaphylactic reaction due to peanuts
995.62 Anaphylactic reaction due to crustaceans
995.63 Anaphylactic reaction due to fruits and vegetables
995.64 Anaphylactic reaction due to tree nuts and seeds
995.65 Anaphylactic reaction due to fish
995.66 Anaphylactic reaction due to food additives
995.67 Anaphylactic reaction due to milk products
995.68 Anaphylactic reaction due to eggs
995.69 Anaphylactic reaction due to other specified food
995.7 Other adverse food reactions, not elsewhere classified
995.80 Adult maltreatment, unspecified
995.81 Adult physical abuse
995.82 Adult emotional/psychological abuse
995.83 Adult sexual abuse
995.84 Adult neglect (nutritional)
995.85 Other adult abuse and neglect
995.86 Malignant hyperthermia
995.89 Other specified adverse effects, not elsewhere classified
995.90 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, unspecified
995.92 Severe sepsis
995.93 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to noninfectious process without acute organ dysfunction
995.94 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to noninfectious process with acute organ dysfunction

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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