Tracheostomy

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This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Tracheostomy complication, hemorrhage from site, Tracheostomy complication, infection of site, Tracheostomy complication, malfunction, Tracheostomy complication, tracheo-esophageal fistula, Tracheostomy complication, NOS, Tracheostomy, has one

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Category/Organ System:	Category: Pulm\Thoracic-OR (old)
Type:	Medical Problem
Main Diagnosis:	Tracheostomy
Sub Diagnosis:	TRACHEOSTOMY
Diagnosis Code:	77400 - Tracheostomy 77401 - Urgent cricothyroidotomy 77402 - Tracheostomy change 77403 - Tracheostomy revision 77404 - Tracheostomy obstruction 77405 - Tracheostomy malpositioning 77406 - Tracheostomy bleeding (significant) 77407 - Tracheostomy fistula 77490 - Tracheostomy other trach complications
Comorbid Diagnosis:	No
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10):	0
Program:
Status:

• Acute tracheostomy - has been place for less than 48 hours by admission
• Chronic tracheostomy - has been in place for 48 hours or more by admission
  • We can put unlimited amounts of DX codes now. So if Chronic trach (one that has already been in place for more than 48 hrs) is present at admission, it should be part of the admit DX's one of the LAST ones. Including the DX code of a chronic trach in ADMIT DX slot is applicable for both Medicine and ICU.

Tracheostomy Site Infection

see Tracheostomy Site Infection

Medicine ward - nursing Trach TASK

See: Trach Task

cross checks

• Query NDC Trach Dx TISS
• Trach_Task#CCDMB_Data_Integrity_Checks