Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:01, 2018 December 31

If a Category:Pneumonia follows, code the pathogen for the pneumonia as usual, possibly No Culture Sent or Resulted or Negative Culture.

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-[[59 - Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration)]]
+{{PreICD10 dx | NewDxArticle = Aspiration pneumonitis}}
+Legacy - code as [[Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration]].
-**3659 - Pneumonia - aspiration (not sure where acquired)
+If a [[:Category:Pneumonia]] follows, code the pathogen for the pneumonia as usual, possibly [[No Culture Sent or Resulted]] or [[Negative Culture]].
-**3759 - Pneumonia - aspiration which was community acquire [[CAP]]
-**3859 - Pneumonia - aspiration which was hospital acquired [[HAP]]
-* [[UPL]] universal pathogen subcode 59, should only be used in conjunction with [[HAP]] and [[CAP]]
-* code [[HAP]] or [[CAP]] with a subcode of aspiration as an admission code, if this is known to have occurred.
-** if a sputum culture subsequently has an pathogen, code this as a '''[[! Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]]''' (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)
-Also see: [[Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration]]
+[[Category: UPL (old)]]
+[[Category: non pathogen subcodes (old)]]
-[[Category: UPL]]
-[[Category: non pathogen subcodes]]