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)).

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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)]]).		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)]]).