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A41.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A41.9 became effective on October 1, 2023. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A41.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 A41.9 may differ.
A40.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A40.3 became effective on October 1, 2023. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A40.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 A40.3 may differ.
JAMA 315:801–810, 2016. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.0287. Etiology of Sepsis and Septic Shock. Most cases of septic shock are caused by hospital-acquired gram-negative bacilli or gram-positive cocci and often occur in patients who are immunocompromised and in patients with chronic and debilitating diseases (1).
Septic shock is a subset of sepsis in which profound circulatory, cellular and metabolic abnormalities are associated with a greater risk of mortality than with sepsis alone. The following points have been considered in the development of the proposal for ICD-10-CM based on prior discussions regarding potential updates to ICD-10 and ICD-11:
ICD-10 code R65.21 for Severe sepsis with septic shock is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified . Official Long Descriptor. Severe sepsis with septic shock. R65.2. Code first underlying infection, such as:
Oct 1, 2023 · R65.21 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Severe sepsis with septic shock . It is found in the 2024 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024 . ↓ See below for any exclusions, inclusions or special notations.
In accordance with the importance of accurately applying diagnostic codes, Table 2 details how the new sepsis and septic shock clinical criteria correlate with ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 codes.
