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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 995.92
Severe sepsis
  • ICD-9-CM 995.92 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 995.92 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 995.92.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 995.92: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 995.92 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R65.20 Severe sepsis without septic shock
Approximate Synonyms
  • Postprocedural septic shock
  • Sepsis-associated right ventricular failure
  • Sepsis-related gastritis
  • Septic shock
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, anaerobic
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, Escherichia coli
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, gram negative
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, meningococcal
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, MRSA
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, Pseudomonas
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, salmonella
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, serratia
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, staphylococcus
  • Septic shock acute organ dysfunction, streptococcal
  • Septic shock after procedure
  • Septic shock due to Hemophilus influenza septicemia with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock due to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus septicemia with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock due to Salmonella with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock due to Staphylococcal septicemia with acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending
  • Septic shock organ dysfunction, Hemophilus influenza
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w anaerobic septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Chromobacterium septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w coagulase negative Staph septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w E coli septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Enterococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Gonococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w gram neg septicemia, final id pending
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w gram pos septicemia, final id pending
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Hemophilus influenza septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w meningococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w MRSA septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w MSSA septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Pseudomonas septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Salmonella septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w septicemia, final id pending
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Serratia septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Staph septicemia, final id pending
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group A septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group B septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep pneumoniae septicemia
  • Septic shock w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to anaerobic septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Chromobacterium
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to coagulate-negative staphylococcu
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to coagulate-negative staphylococcus (disorder)
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to enterococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Escherichia coli septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to gonococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to gram negative septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to gram positive coccus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to group A streptococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to group B streptococcus
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to meningococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to pneumococcal septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Pseudomonas septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to septicemia, final identification pending
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Serratia septicemia
  • Septic shock with acute organ dysfunction due to Streptococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, anaerobic
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, Meningococcal
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, MRSA
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, Pseudomonas
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, Salmonella
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, Serratia
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, Staphylococcal
  • Severe sepsis acute organ dysfunction, Streptococcal
  • Severe sepsis due to Hemophilus influenza septicemia with acute organ dysfunction
  • Severe sepsis due to Staphylococcal septicemia with acute organ dysfunction, final identification pending
  • Severe sepsis organ dysfunction, Escherichia coli
  • Severe sepsis organ dysfunction, Hemophilus influenza
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w anaerobic septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Chromobacterium septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w coagulase negative Staph septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w E coli septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Enterococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Gonococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w gram neg septicemia, final id pending
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w gram pos septicemia, final id pending
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Hemophilus influenza septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w meningococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w MRSA septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w MSSA septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Pseudomonas septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Salmonella septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w septicemia, final id pending
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Serratia septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Staph septicemia, final id pending
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group A septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep group B septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep pneumoniae septicemia
  • Severe sepsis w acute organ dysfunction, w Strep septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to anaerobic septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to chromobacterium
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to coagulase negative staphylococcus
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to enterococcus
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to Escherichia coli septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to gonococcus
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to gram negative septicemia, final identification pending
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to gram positive bacteria
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to group A streptococcus
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to group B streptococcus
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to meningococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to pneumococcal septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to Pseudomonas septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to Salmonella septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to septicemia, final identification pending
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to Serratia septicemia
  • Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction due to Streptococcal septicemia
  • SIRS due to infection w acute organ dysfunction
  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) with acute organ dysfunction (disorder)
  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome from infection
Applies To
  • Sepsis with acute organ dysfunction
  • Sepsis with multiple organ dysfunction (MOD)
  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process with acute organ dysfunction
Code First
  • Code first underlying infection
Use Additional
  • Use additional code: to specify acute organ dysfunction, such as:
    acute kidney failure (584.5-584.9)
    acute respiratory failure (518.81)
    critical illness myopathy (359.81)
    critical illness polyneuropathy (357.82)
    disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) syndrome (286.6)
    encephalopathy (348.31)
    hepatic failure (570)
    septic shock (785.52)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 995.92:
  • 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
    • severe 995.92
  • SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) 995.90
    • due to
      • infectious process 995.91
        • with acute organ dysfunction 995.92
      • non-infectious process 995.93
        • with acute organ dysfunction 995.94
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • systemic
      • fibrosclerosing 710.8
      • inflammatory response (SIRS) 995.90
        • due to
          • infectious process 995.91
            • with acute organ dysfunction 995.92
          • non-infectious process 995.93
            • with acute organ dysfunction 995.94
  • System, systemic - see also condition
    • inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) 995.90
      • due to
        • infectious process 995.91
          • with acute organ dysfunction 995.92
        • non-infectious process 995.93
          • with acute organ dysfunction 995.94
 995.91 ICD9Data.com 995.93 
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