R65.10

Applicable To

• Systemic inflammatory response syndrome SIRS) NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

• Systemic inflammatory response syndrome sirs)

• Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to non-infectious process without acute organ failure

• Systemic inflammatory response syndrome without organ dysfunction

Clinical Information

• A serious condition in which there is inflammation throughout the whole body. It may be caused by a severe bacterial infection sepsis), trauma, or pancreatitis. It is marked by fast heart rate, low blood pressure, low or high body temperature, and low or high white blood cell count. The condition may lead to multiple organ failure and shock.

• A systemic inflammatory condition usually caused by bacterial infections leading to sepsis. Other causes include trauma, burns, pancreatitis, and hemorrhage. It is characterized by tachycardia, hypotension, low or high body temperature, and leucopenia or leukocytosis. It may lead to multiple organ failure and shock.

• A systemic inflammatory response to a variety of clinical insults, characterized by two or more of the following conditions: 1) fever >38 degrees c or hypothermia <36 degrees c; 2) tachycardia >90 beat/minute; 3) tachypnea >24 breaths/minute; 4) leukocytosis >12,000 cells/cubic mm or 10% immature forms. While usually related to infection, sirs can also be associated with noninfectious insults such as trauma; burns; or pancreatitis. If infection is involved, a patient with sirs is said to have sepsis.

Details

• R65.10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: SIRS of non-infectious origin w/o acute organ dysfunction

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R65.10 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R65.10 – other international versions of ICD-10 R65.10 may differ.