1G40

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Sepsis without septic shock

Description

Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.

Coding note

Any type of infection - bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoal, can cause sepsis and must be coded as well. When the site of infection is unknown, select a code for Infection of unspecified site by organism followed by the appropriate code for sepsis.

Index terms

  • Sepsis without septic shock
  • sepsis without septic shock with known organism
  • Sepsis-associated hypotension
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  • Unspecified sepsis
  • general septic intoxication
  • generalised sepsis
  • multiple pyemic embolism
  • pyemic embolism
  • sepsis NOS
  • septic intoxication
  • systemic infection

Excludes

  • KA60 – Sepsis of fetus or newborn
  • MA15.0 – Septicaemia

Exclusions from above levels

  • 1A73 – Disseminated gonococcal infection
  • 1B93 – Plague
  • 1B94 – Tularaemia
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  • 1B9A – Extraintestinal yersiniosis
  • 1C1C – Meningococcal disease
  • 1C42 – Acute or fulminant melioidosis
  • JA05.0 – Genital tract or pelvic infection following abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy
  • JB0D.Y – Other infection during labour
  • MG46 – Systemic inflammatory response syndrome of noninfectious origin
  • NE80 – Injury or harm arising following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection, not elsewhere classified
  • NE81 – Injury or harm arising from a procedure, not elsewhere classified
  • NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

  • 1G41 – Sepsis with septic shock

Foundation entity

Sepsis without septic shock – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/622600769

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases