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Ttenbergen (talk | contribs) m This one is still {{ICD10 category|Testing}} anyway... it would only be used if no details are known. Realize now that this needs to be flagged for collectors. |
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{{ICD10 category|Infectious disease}}{{ICD10 category|Infection requiring pathogen}} | {{ICD10 category|Infectious disease}}{{ICD10 category|Infection requiring pathogen}}{{ICD10 category|Testing}} | ||
== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*Bacteremia is a lab finding, not a disease. Following our general rule, code symptoms, signs and diagnostic abnormalities when the | *Bacteremia is a lab finding, not a disease. Following our general rule, code symptoms, signs and diagnostic abnormalities when the '''underlying cause is unknown'''. If that cause is known, then of course you must code the cause, and coding the abnormal finding is optional. | ||
**So, if the patient has a known infection AND/OR '''[[Severe sepsis]]''' OR '''[[Shock, septic]]''' you MUST code those. | **So, if the patient has a known infection AND/OR '''[[Severe sepsis]]''' OR '''[[Shock, septic]]''' you MUST code those. | ||