1G41
category
Sepsis with septic shock
Definition
Septic shock is a subset of sepsis in which circulatory, cellular and metabolic abnormalities are profound enough to substantially increase mortality.
Coding note
Any type of infection - bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoal, can cause sepsis and must be coded as well. When the site of infection is unknown, select a code for Infection of unspecified site by organism followed by the appropriate code for sepsis.
Exclusions
- Sepsis of fetus or newborn
(KA60) - Septicaemia
(MA15.0)
Also indexed as
Sepsis with septic shockendotoxic shockinfectious shockseptic shock NOS