Edit ICD10 dx: Nosocomial infection, NOS

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{{ICD10 transition status | OldDxArticle = | CurrentStatus = reconciled | InitialEditorAssigned = not assigned }} == Additional Info == *Nosocomial means hospital-acquired. *This code is for hospital-acquired infections that don't have their own more specific code. **Most nosocomial infections are related to medical devices (e.g. [[Foley]]) or occur in relation to a medical or surgical procedure (e.g. postop wound infection). For those, seek a more specific code (likely in [[:Category:Iatrogenic infection|Iatrogenic infection]] before you default to this more general one. *To qualify as a nosocomial infection, the first evidence (even looking backward in time) of its presence must have been '''>48 hours after admission'''. *Since this code doesn't indicate what is infected, it should be combined with the code for which infection, e.g. for a non-[[Foley]] related nosocomial UTI that occurred 96 hours after admission, combine this code with '''[[Urinary tract infection, NOS]]''' ===Coding Nosocomial infection with an infection with an implied pathogen=== * If you have a patient that has a nosocomial infection and that nosocomial infection is an infection with an implied pathogen, code both as separate [[Acquired Diagnosis]] with separate priorities. for eg. (1) Influenza pneumonia (which has an implied organism) and (2) Nosocomial infection, NOS with the organism being Influenza virus NOS -- should almost never be used. * see also [[:Category:Infection with implied pathogen|Infection with implied pathogen]] {{ICD10 Guideline Iatrogenic}} == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == {{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Iatrogenic infection}} == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == == Related CCI Codes == {{Data Integrity Check List}} == Related Articles == {{Related Articles}} {{ICD10 footer}} {{EndPlaceHolder}}

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