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{{ICD10 dx | |||
|ICD10 Code=A04.7 | |||
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{{ICD10 category|Infectious disease}} | |||
{{ICD10 category|Infection with implied pathogen}} | |||
{{ICD10 category|Gastrointestinal}} | |||
{{ICD10 category|Gastroenteritis}} | |||
{{ICD10 category|Bacteria}} | |||
{{ICD10 category|Double duty pathogen}} | |||
{{ICD10 transition status | {{ICD10 transition status | ||
| OldDxArticle = Pseudomembranous Colitis (C-DIFF) | | OldDxArticle = Pseudomembranous Colitis (C-DIFF) | ||
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| InitialEditorAssigned = Allyson Alcudia | | InitialEditorAssigned = Allyson Alcudia | ||
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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
'''Includes''' | |||
* Pseudomembraneous colitis | |||
Code this if you have a patient who is diagnosed with '''pseudomembranous colitis''' and the stool culture is positive (+ve) for C.diff. | Code this if you have a patient who is diagnosed with '''pseudomembranous colitis''' and the stool culture is positive (+ve) for C.diff. | ||
=== what if is a different pathogen? === | === what if it is is a different pathogen? === | ||
* Dr. Kumar states that the majority of pseudomembranous colitis is caused by C.diff and other types are '''rare.''' | * Dr. Kumar states that the majority of pseudomembranous colitis is caused by C.diff and other types are '''rare.''' | ||
* If a patient has diarrhea and a stool culture is negative (-ve) for C.diff, then code the appropriate other [[:Category:Gastroenteritis]] code. | * If a patient has diarrhea and a stool culture is negative (-ve) for C.diff, then code the appropriate other [[:Category:Gastroenteritis]] code. | ||
{{ICD10 Guideline Double Duty Pathogen | |||
| disease=C. diff diarrhea | |||
| pathogen=C. diff when it affects another part of the body, e.g. in sepsis | |||
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== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
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== Related CCI Codes == | == Related CCI Codes == | ||
* possibly [[Isolation, infectious]] | * possibly [[Isolation, infectious]] | ||
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== Related Articles == | == Related Articles == | ||