A: SIRS is not synonymous with sepsis. SIRS is sepsis only when the physician documents it as being due to an underlying infection. Report ICD-9 code 995.90 for SIRS alone. Follows the usual coding conventions for sepsis when reporting SIRS due to an infection.
verb (used without object) 1. to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better. verb (used with object) 2. to shout derisively at; taunt. 3. to treat with scoffs or derision; mock.
scoff verb (LAUGH) âº [ I ] to laugh and speak about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly: The critics scoffed at his paintings. Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.