calicoder10
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How is SIRS coded in ICD 10? Is A41.9 with R65.10?
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mitchellde
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From the coding guidelines:
) Sepsis
For a diagnosis of sepsis, assign the appropriate code for the underlying systemic infection. If the type of infection or causal organism is not further specified, assign code A41.9, Sepsis, unspecified organism.
A code from subcategory R65.2, Severe sepsis, should not be assigned unless severe sepsis or an associated acute organ dysfunction is documented.
Since R65.10 is specifically for SIRS of non-infectious agent you would not code the A41.9 with the R65.10.
In addition R65.1 has an exclude 1 exclusion for sepsis.
) Sepsis
For a diagnosis of sepsis, assign the appropriate code for the underlying systemic infection. If the type of infection or causal organism is not further specified, assign code A41.9, Sepsis, unspecified organism.
A code from subcategory R65.2, Severe sepsis, should not be assigned unless severe sepsis or an associated acute organ dysfunction is documented.
Since R65.10 is specifically for SIRS of non-infectious agent you would not code the A41.9 with the R65.10.
In addition R65.1 has an exclude 1 exclusion for sepsis.
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calicoder10
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Thank you!