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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
*This is a wastebasket code to be used for a specific infectious disease for which there is no specific ICD10 code.
*This is a wastebasket code to be used for a specific infectious disease for which there is no specific ICD10 code.
*Use it to cover disseminated infections, but combine the source with it, if known.
'''Includes'''
*Disseminated infections, but combine the source with it, if known.
*Mycotic aneurysm (link this code with applicable [[:Category:Aneurysm|Aneurysm]] code)
 
=== Septic embolism ===
=== Septic embolism ===
*There are 2 existing codes for specific types of septic emboli:
*There are 2 existing codes for specific types of septic emboli: