Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in ICD10: Difference between revisions

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There is '''no specific ICD10 diagnosis code for CAP.'''  Instead, a pneumonia is a CAP if it doesn't meet the criteria for either a HAP ([[Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10]]) or VAP ([[Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP)]]).   
==Additional Info==
*'''This is NOT a specific ICD10 diagnosis code.'''  Instead, a pneumonia is a CAP if it doesn't meet the criteria for either a HAP ([[Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10]]) or VAP ([[Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP)]]).   
 


==ICD10s to consider coding to represent a CAP==
==ICD10s to consider coding to represent a CAP==
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*[[Pneumonia, viral]]
*[[Pneumonia, viral]]
*[[Pneumonia, NOS]]
*[[Pneumonia, NOS]]
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* relevant [[Pathogens]]


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