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== Additional Info ==

This code is [[Combined ICD10 codes|combined]] with a pathogen if a person was observed for a suspected infection but did NOT end up having an infection.

'''Excludes:'''

* [[Observation for SUSPECTED tuberculosis]]

* This code is used if a person was observed for a suspected infection (other than [[Observation for SUSPECTED tuberculosis]]) but did NOT end up having an infection.

* For example, it is used for suspected [[COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2)]]

=== Suspected infections being confirmed POSITIVE or NEGATIVE ===

* If a suspected infection becomes confirmed, remove this code and replace it with the relevant infection code

* If a suspected infection test comes back negative, delete the code '''unless that code was the only reason for admission, in which case leave it in'''

~~===Exception to [[#Suspected infections being confirmed POSITIVE or NEGATIVE]] for COVID-19===~~

* If patient is a COVID suspect- combine [[COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2)]] with [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] linked with the same number (don’t link it with any other infection code if not confirmed) then leave the code in, even if they later come up as a negative

* If a person with the combination of codes that represents observation for suspected COVID-19 then has their COVID come back as (+), then just change the [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] to whatever is the COVID manifestation (e.g. pneumonia, etc).

* ALSO, do NOT use this combination of codes for each COVID swab sent, as this represents a diagnosis, not a procedure.

~~==== Legacy info ====~~

~~Until 2021-02-22 the instruction was to keep the Observation entry rather than change it to the actual manifestation, so older data would list this different from newer instructions.~~

== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==

~~This dx code is tracked with special interest for COVID cases. For other COVID related dx codes, see:~~

~~{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = COVID }}~~

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==== Legacy info ====

Until 2021-02-22 the instruction was to keep the Observation entry rather than change it to the actual manifestation, so older data would list this different from newer instructions.

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 == Additional Info ==
+This code is [[Combined ICD10 codes|combined]] with a pathogen if a person was observed for a suspected infection but did NOT end up having an infection.
+'''Excludes:'''
+* [[Observation for SUSPECTED tuberculosis]]
 {{ICD10 Guideline COVID linker}}
-* This code is used if a person was observed for a suspected infection (other than [[Observation for SUSPECTED tuberculosis]]) but did NOT end up having an infection.
-* For example, it is used for suspected [[COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2)]]
 === Suspected infections being confirmed POSITIVE or NEGATIVE ===
 * If a suspected infection becomes confirmed, remove this code and replace it with the relevant infection code
 * If a suspected infection test comes back negative, delete the code '''unless that code was the only reason for admission, in which case leave it in'''
-===Exception to [[#Suspected infections being confirmed POSITIVE or NEGATIVE]] for COVID-19===
-* If patient is a COVID suspect- combine [[COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2)]] with [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] linked with the same number (don’t link it with any other infection code if not confirmed) then leave the code in, even if they later come up as a negative
-* If a person with the combination of codes that represents observation for suspected COVID-19 then has their COVID come back as (+), then just change the [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] to whatever is the COVID manifestation (e.g. pneumonia, etc).
 * ALSO, do NOT use this combination of codes for each COVID swab sent, as this represents a diagnosis, not a procedure.
-==== Legacy info ====
-Until 2021-02-22 the instruction was to keep the Observation entry rather than change it to the actual manifestation, so older data would list this different from newer instructions.
 == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
-This dx code is tracked with special interest for COVID cases. For other COVID related dx codes, see:
-{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = COVID }}
 {{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Observation}}
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+==== Legacy info ====
+Until 2021-02-22 the instruction was to keep the Observation entry rather than change it to the actual manifestation, so older data would list this different from newer instructions.
 == Related Articles ==