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R65.20 - Severe sepsis without septic shock


The ICD 10 Code for Severe sepsis without septic shock is listed as R65.20.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R65.20
Description: Severe sepsis without septic shock
  • Severe sepsis NOS
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
870 - Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis W Mv 96+ Hours
871 - Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis W/o Mv 96+ Hours W Mcc
872 - Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis W/o Mv 96+ Hours W/o Mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Parent R65.2 - Severe sepsis
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 995.92 - Severe sepsis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R65.20:
R65.21 - Severe sepsis with septic shock