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R65.21

Billable

Severe sepsis with septic shock

Severe sepsis with septic shock

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R50-R69

Parent Code

R65.2

Coding Notes

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Code First

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

Related Codes(1)
R65.20

Severe sepsis without septic shock

Billable

Related Conditions

Sepsis
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(127)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Hyperdynamic septic shock
  • Induced termination of pregnancy complicated by infectious disease
  • Hypodynamic septic shock
  • Gram-negative shock
  • Miscarriage with circulatory collapse
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by Meningococcus
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to Staphylococcus
  • Spontaneous abortion complicated by shock
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by Pseudomonas
  • Hypodynamic septicaemic shock
  • Hyperdynamic septicaemic shock
  • Endotoxicosis
  • Cold septic shock
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction caused by Chromobacterium
  • Spontaneous abortion with circulatory collapse
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by anaerobic bacteria
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to coagulase-negative Staphylococcus
  • Gram-negative septic shock
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to Group B streptococcus
  • Induced termination of pregnancy complicated by septic shock
  • Endotoxaemia
  • Septic shock due to transfusion
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by Serratia
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to Gonococcus
  • Spontaneous abortion with septic shock
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
  • Hypodynamic septicemic shock
  • Failed attempted abortion complicated by shock
  • Failed attempted termination of pregnancy complicated by shock
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by Haemophilus influenzae
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to Chromobacterium
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to Gram-positive coccus
  • Induced termination of pregnancy complicated by postoperative shock
  • Septic shock following ectopic pregnancy
  • Shock following molar pregnancy
  • Sepsis-associated hypotension
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to Enterococcus
  • Pyrogenic shock
  • Miscarriage with septic shock
  • Endotoxic shock
  • Failed attempted abortion with circulatory collapse
  • Sepsis caused by Chromobacterium
  • Postprocedural septic shock
  • Failed attempted abortion with septic shock
  • Septic shock after procedure
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by Pneumococcus
  • Hyperdynamic septicemic shock
  • Induced termination of pregnancy complicated by shock
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction caused by Streptococcus
  • Shock due to ectopic pregnancy
  • Septic shock co-occurrent with acute organ dysfunction due to Group A streptococcus
  • Termination of pregnancy complicated by septic shock
  • Septic shock
  • Termination of pregnancy complicated by postoperative shock
  • Failed attempted termination of pregnancy with septic shock
  • Septicaemic shock
  • Septicemic shock
  • Septic shock following molar pregnancy
  • Endotoxemia
  • Termination of pregnancy complicated by shock
  • Warm septic shock
  • Miscarriage complicated by shock
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for severe sepsis with septic shock?

The ICD-10-CM code for severe sepsis with septic shock is R65.21. The full clinical description is "Severe sepsis with septic shock". R65.21 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R65.21 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R65.21 represents “Severe sepsis with septic shock”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is R65.21 a billable code?

Yes, R65.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R65.21 in?

R65.21 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

Are additional codes required with R65.21?

Yes, when using R65.21, also report: specific acute organ dysfunction, such as:; acute kidney failure (N17.-); acute respiratory failure (J96.0-); critical illness myopathy (G72.81); critical illness polyneuropathy (G62.81); disseminated intravascular coagulopathy [DIC] (D65); encephalopathy (metabolic) (septic) (G93.41); hepatic failure (K72.0-).

What SNOMED CT codes does R65.21 map to?

R65.21 maps to 39 SNOMED CT concepts: 234174001, 371770009, 371769008, 370515002, 67042008, and 34 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R65.21?

R65.21 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2830470. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does R65.21 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like severe sepsis with septic shock affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R65.21?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R65.21 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.