ICD-10-CM Code R65
Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code R65 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of R65 that describes the diagnosis 'symp and signs specifically assoc w sys inflam and infct' in more detail.
- R65 Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code R65 is used to code Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is an inflammatory state affecting the whole body, frequently a response of the immune system to infection, but not necessarily so. It is related to sepsis, a condition in which individuals meet criteria for SIRS and have a known infection.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| ICD 9 Code: | 995.90 |