ICD-10-CM Septic References

"Septic" Annotation Back-References in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries

Browse the ICD-10-CM codes with references applicable to the clinical term "septic"

  • Septic - See: condition;
    • arm - See: Cellulitis, upper limb;
      • with lymphangitis - See: Lymphangitis, acute, upper limb;
    • embolus - See: Embolism;
    • finger - See: Cellulitis, digit;
      • with lymphangitis - See: Lymphangitis, acute, digit;
    • foot - See: Cellulitis, lower limb;
      • with lymphangitis - See: Lymphangitis, acute, lower limb;
    • gallbladder (acute) - K81.0 Acute cholecystitis
    • hand - See: Cellulitis, upper limb;
      • with lymphangitis - See: Lymphangitis, acute, upper limb;
    • joint - See: Arthritis, pyogenic or pyemic;
    • leg - See: Cellulitis, lower limb;
      • with lymphangitis - See: Lymphangitis, acute, lower limb;
    • nail - See Also: Cellulitis, digit;
      • with lymphangitis - See: Lymphangitis, acute, digit;
    • sore - See Also: Abscess;
      • throat - J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis
        • streptococcal - J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis
    • spleen (acute) - D73.89 Other diseases of spleen
    • teeth, tooth (pulpal origin) - K04.4 Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal origin
    • throat - See: Pharyngitis;
    • thrombus - See: Thrombosis;
    • toe - See: Cellulitis, digit;
      • with lymphangitis - See: Lymphangitis, acute, digit;
    • tonsils, chronic - J35.01 Chronic tonsillitis
      • with adenoiditis - J35.03 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
    • uterus - See: Endometritis;

Applicable Clinical Terms Definitions

Arm: The superior part of the upper extremity between the SHOULDER and the ELBOW.

Fingers: Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND.

Foot: The distal extremity of the leg in vertebrates, consisting of the tarsus (ANKLE); METATARSUS; phalanges; and the soft tissues surrounding these bones.

Hand: The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.

Joints: Also known as articulations, these are points of connection between the ends of certain separate bones, or where the borders of other bones are juxtaposed.

Leg: The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE.

Nails: The thin, horny plates that cover the dorsal surfaces of the distal phalanges of the fingers and toes of primates.

Toes: Any one of five terminal digits of the vertebrate FOOT.

Uterus: The hollow thick-walled muscular organ in the female PELVIS. It consists of the fundus which is the site of EMBRYO IMPLANTATION and FETAL DEVELOPMENT. Beyond the isthmus at the perineal end of fundus, is CERVIX UTERI (the neck) opening into VAGINA. Beyond the isthmi at the upper abdominal end of fundus, are the FALLOPIAN TUBES.