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{{ICD10 category|Infectious disease}}
{{ICD10 category|Infection requiring pathogen}}
{{ICD10 category|Respiratory}}
{{ICD10 category|Pneumonia}}
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| OldDxArticle = VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia; HAP-Hospital Acquired Pneumonia; CAP-Community Acquired Pneumonia
| OldDxArticle = VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia; HAP-Hospital Acquired Pneumonia; CAP-Community Acquired Pneumonia
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| InitialEditorAssigned = Lori Lovell
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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
*Mainly, this code is used when it's believed an infectious pneumonia is present, but even the ''type'' of organism is not known.
Pneumonia, NOS should be used when there is a presumed pneumonia but the team is unsure what kind of organism is involved (bacteria, virus, fungus). So simply not having an organism from culture doesn't necessarily mean that Pneumonia, NOS should be used. If, for example, the team is assuming that it's a bacterial pneumonia (and treating it as such), but doesn't know which bacterium, then use Pneumonia, bacterial + Infectious organism, unknown
 


{{ICD10 Guideline Pneumonia}}
{{ICD10 Guideline Pneumonia}}
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== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
*[[Eosinophilic pulmonary disease (pulmonary eosinophilia), NOS]]  
*[[Eosinophilic pulmonary disease (pulmonary eosinophilia), NOS]]  
*[[Pneumonia Etiology not clear]]
 


{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Pneumonia}}
{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Pneumonia}}