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.
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