HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2018 Issue 4 (January)

Q&A: Assigning ICD-10-CM codes for septic shock with cardiogenic shock

January 23rd, 2018

Q: If the attending physician documented, “likely mixed cardiogenic and septic shock,” can I assign ICD-10-CM codes R57.0 (cardiogenic shock) and R65.21 (severe sepsis with septic shock)?

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