Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators

Sepsis/Severe Sepsis/SIRS with a Localized Infection If the reason for admission is sepsis (or severe sepsis or SIRS) and a localized infection (such as cellulitis, pyelonephritis, pneumonia, meningitis, cholangitis, peritonitis, etc), the code for the systemic infection (e.g., 038.X, 112.5, etc), is sequenced first, followed by code 995.91 or ... ................
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