Combined ICD10 codes: Difference between revisions

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*For some situations the multiple codes need to be '''''linked together''''' (we use the term "combined").

*For other situations it's just a matter of ensuring that the multiple codes are all in the diagnosis list -- i.e. they don't need to be combined.

*~~For~~ some ~~entities there is no single ICD10 code, and the ''only'' way to code the entity is to combine two codes.~~

* There are some [[#Dxs that can only be expressed as combinations]]

**An example is that to identify Retroperitoneal hemorrhage one must link two codes '''[[~~Hemorrhage, NOS]]''' and '''[[Retroperitoneal area, diagnostic imaging, abnormal]]'''. So, alongside each of those is a message about this.~~

**Another example is coding Hospital-acquired pneumonia. To get this you combine '''[[Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS]]''' with the appropriate type of pneumonia code, e.g. '''[[Pneumonia, bacterial]]''' or '''[[Pneumonia, fungal/yeast]]~~'''~~

=== Clinical Situation Plus its Cause ===

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=== Primary Admit Diagnosis in Combined Codes ===

See [[Primary Admit Diagnosis]]

=== Dxs that can only be expressed as combinations ===

Some entities can only be coded with a combination of two codes.

'''~~Example~~''': retroperitoneal hemorrhage; code '''[[Hemorrhage, NOS]]''' ~~combined with~~ '''[[Retroperitoneal area, diagnostic imaging, abnormal]]'''

'''Examples''':

* retroperitoneal hemorrhage; code combined

** '''[[Hemorrhage, NOS]]'''

** '''[[Retroperitoneal area, diagnostic imaging, abnormal]]'''

* [[Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10]]

== Some specific cases ==

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 *For some situations the multiple codes need to be '''''linked together''''' (we use the term "combined").
 *For other situations it's just a matter of ensuring that the multiple codes are all in the diagnosis list -- i.e. they don't need to be combined.
-*For some entities there is no single ICD10 code, and the ''only'' way to code the entity is to combine two codes.
+* There are some [[#Dxs that can only be expressed as combinations]]
-**An example is that to identify Retroperitoneal hemorrhage one must link two codes '''[[Hemorrhage, NOS]]''' and '''[[Retroperitoneal area, diagnostic imaging, abnormal]]'''.  So, alongside each of those is a message about this.
-**Another example is coding Hospital-acquired pneumonia.  To get this you combine '''[[Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS]]''' with the appropriate type of pneumonia code, e.g. '''[[Pneumonia, bacterial]]'''  or '''[[Pneumonia, fungal/yeast]]'''
 === Clinical Situation Plus its Cause ===
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 === Primary Admit Diagnosis in Combined Codes  ===
 See [[Primary Admit Diagnosis]]
 === Dxs that can only be expressed as combinations ===
 Some entities can only be coded with a combination of two codes.
-'''Example''': retroperitoneal hemorrhage; code '''[[Hemorrhage, NOS]]''' combined with '''[[Retroperitoneal area, diagnostic imaging, abnormal]]'''
+'''Examples''':
+* retroperitoneal hemorrhage; code combined
+** '''[[Hemorrhage, NOS]]'''
+** '''[[Retroperitoneal area, diagnostic imaging, abnormal]]'''
+* [[Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10]]
 == Some specific cases ==