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{{PreICD10 dx | NewDxArticle = Peritonitis, infectious}} | |||
{{DX tag | Infection | | Intraabdominal Abscess - non-post-op | INTRA ABDOMINAL ABSCESS - non-post-op | 6600 - Intra abdominal abcess-non post op | No | 0 | CC&Med | currently collected | | }} | {{DX tag | Infection | | Intraabdominal Abscess - non-post-op | INTRA ABDOMINAL ABSCESS - non-post-op | 6600 - Intra abdominal abcess-non post op | No | 0 | CC&Med | currently collected | | }} | ||
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psoas abcess –I would code this as: intra abd abcess- non post op (if no surgery) since it is muscles deep in abdomen on either side of lumber spine from T12 down to L5 from what I can read. We don’t have a code for retro peritoneal abcess so Intrabdominal abcess would cover it, even though not specific. | psoas abcess –I would code this as: intra abd abcess- non post op (if no surgery) since it is muscles deep in abdomen on either side of lumber spine from T12 down to L5 from what I can read. We don’t have a code for retro peritoneal abcess so Intrabdominal abcess would cover it, even though not specific. | ||