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{{ICD10 coding guideline}}
This page explains how to code Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a type of nosocomial pneumonia that is contracted by a '''non-ventilated''' patient after at least 48 hours of being admitted to a hospital.  
This page explains how to code Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a type of nosocomial pneumonia that is contracted by a '''non-ventilated''' patient after at least 48 hours of being admitted to a hospital.  


== Coding instructions ==
== Coding instructions ==
* HAP is indicated by linking two separate ICD10 codes:  
* HAP is indicated by [[Combined ICD10 codes | combined coding]] three separate ICD10 codes:  
** (1) '''[[Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS]]''' ''PLUS''
** (1) '''[[Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS]]''' ''PLUS''
** (2) One of the codes for specific types of organisms:
** (2) One of the codes for specific types of organisms:
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***[[Pneumonia, viral]]
***[[Pneumonia, viral]]
***[[Pneumonia, NOS]]
***[[Pneumonia, NOS]]
''PLUS''
** (3) relevant [[Pathogens]], possibly [[Infectious organism, unknown]] or an NOS
* relevant [[Pathogens]], possibly [[Infectious organism, unknown]] or an NOS


== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==

Revision as of 16:03, 2018 April 4

This page contains an ICD10 Coding Guideline for ICD10 collection. See ICD10 coding guidelines for similar pages.

This page explains how to code Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a type of nosocomial pneumonia that is contracted by a non-ventilated patient after at least 48 hours of being admitted to a hospital.

Coding instructions

Additional Info

  • If there is insufficient criteria for a Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP) in ventilated patients with positive cultures, the patient may still have HAP.
  • Patients from Grace Nursing Home Ward - even though this is considered a nursing home type ward, for patients who acquire a pneumonia and meet the HAP criteria code HAP.

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