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m New page: I have talked with Trish and the code fever NYD is to be used for non infectious problems. If infection is the likely cause of the fever the patient should be coded Septicemia. [[Cate... |
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{{DX tag | Other Medical | Medical Problem | FEVER NYD | |867-00| No | 0 |CC & Med | Currently Collected | | | |}} | |||
If a patient has a fever and it is unclear what the source is, then use this code. If a patient has negative cultures, and if the doctors are using septicemia as a diagnosis, then use fever NYD, not septicemia. See [[Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia]] | |||
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Category: Other Medical (old) |
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| Main Diagnosis: | FEVER NYD |
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| Diagnosis Code: | 867-00 |
| Comorbid Diagnosis: | No |
| Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10): | 0 |
| Program: | CC & Med |
| Status: | Currently Collected
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If a patient has a fever and it is unclear what the source is, then use this code. If a patient has negative cultures, and if the doctors are using septicemia as a diagnosis, then use fever NYD, not septicemia. See Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia