Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.
Language | Translation |
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English | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome [SIRS] |
Level | Code | Title | |
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1 | XVIII | Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | |
2 | R50-R69 | General symptoms and signs | |
3 | R65 | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome [SIRS] |
This category should never be used in primary coding. The category is for use in multiple coding to identify this condition resulting from any cause.
A code from another chapter should be assigned first to indicate the cause or underlying disease.