Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:01, 2018 December 31

If a Category:Pneumonia follows, code the pathogen for the pneumonia as usual, possibly No Culture Sent or Resulted or Negative Culture.

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-[[59 - Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration)]]
+{{PreICD10 dx | NewDxArticle = Aspiration pneumonitis}}
-* subcode 59, should be used only in conjunction with [[HAP]] and [[CAP]]
-* code HAP or CAP with a subcode of aspiration, if this is known, as the admission code.
-* if the patient subsequently has an organism, code this as a complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)
-Also see: [[Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration]]
+Legacy - code as [[Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration]].
+If a [[:Category:Pneumonia]] follows, code the pathogen for the pneumonia as usual, possibly [[No Culture Sent or Resulted]] or [[Negative Culture]].
-[[Category: UPL]]
+[[Category: UPL (old)]]
+[[Category: non pathogen subcodes (old)]]