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** (3) relevant [[Pathogens]], possibly [[Infectious organism, unknown]] or an NOS
** (3) relevant [[Pathogens]], possibly [[Infectious organism, unknown]] or an NOS


== Alternate to consider ==
==Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition==
[[Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in ICD10]]
*[[Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP)]]
*[[Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in ICD10]]


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

Revision as of 15:27, 2018 April 5

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

Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition

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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