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== Coding instructions == | == Coding instructions == | ||
*HAP, Hospital-acquired pneumonia, is a category of nosocomial pneumonia that is contracted by a '''non-ventilated''' patient after at least 48 hours of being admitted to a hospital. | *HAP, Hospital-acquired pneumonia, is a category of nosocomial pneumonia that is contracted by a '''non-ventilated''' patient after at least 48 hours of being admitted to a hospital. | ||
*To code HAP, you must [[Combined ICD10 codes | combined coding]] 3 separate ICD10 codes: | *To code HAP, you must use [[Combined ICD10 codes | combined coding]] of 3 separate ICD10 codes: | ||
** (1) '''[[Nosocomial infection, NOS]]''' ''PLUS'' | ** (1) '''[[Nosocomial infection, NOS]]''' ''PLUS'' | ||
** (2) One of the codes for SPECIFIC TYPES OF PNEUMONIAS: | ** (2) One of the codes for SPECIFIC TYPES OF PNEUMONIAS: | ||