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R65.20

Severe sepsis without septic shock

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where R65.20 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. R65 Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection
  2. R65.2 Parent Severe sepsis
  3. R65.20 This code Severe sepsis without septic shock

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Severe sepsis NOS

Code First

underlying infection, such as:

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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infection following a procedure ( T81.4- )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection ( T80.2- )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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puerperal sepsis ( O85 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion ( O03.87 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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sepsis following ectopic and molar pregnancy ( O08.82 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion ( O03.37 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy ( O04.87 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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sepsis NOS ( A41.9 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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code to identify specific acute organ dysfunction, such as:

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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acute kidney failure ( N17 .-)

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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acute respiratory failure ( J96.0- )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

Use Additional Code

critical illness myopathy ( G72.81 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

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critical illness polyneuropathy ( G62.81 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

Use Additional Code

disseminated intravascular coagulopathy [DIC] ( D65 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

Use Additional Code

encephalopathy (metabolic) (septic) ( G93.41 )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

Use Additional Code

hepatic failure ( K72.0- )

Inherited from R65.2 — Severe sepsis

Version History

How R65.20 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Severe sepsis without septic shock

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Severe sepsis without septic shock

Related Codes

Other codes under R65.2

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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