Infections in ICD10: Difference between revisions

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	For acquired infections ie. cystitis with a positive culture, now that dates are to accompany acquired diagnoses...which date is to be entered, the date culture was sent, the date the positive result was reported, or the date abx was ordered?

	In instances of positive urine cultures that are not tx with abx, what is to be coded? Ie. colonization code combined with abnormal test result?

	Are all acquired treated UTI's (post 48 hours from admission) to be coded with an iatrogenic code? Is Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheter coded if patient has one? The answer to this should probably go to Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheter. The answer to this likely applies to some or all codes in Category:Iatrogenic.

Antibiotic resistance is combined-coded, see Antibiotic Resistant Organism for more info.

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 Infections in ICD10 are coded somewhat inconsistently. There are [[#Diagnoses where the pathogen is implied]] and [[#Diagnoses where the pathogen must be coded separately]]. [[#Coding Antibiotic Resistance]] should also be done when there is one.
-== Different infection types related to [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
-=== Diagnoses where the pathogen is implied ===
-[[:category:Infection with implied pathogen|Some infections]] are coded as single codes that imply the pathogen:
-{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Infection with implied pathogen}}
-=== Diagnoses where the pathogen must be coded separately ===
-[[:category:Infection requiring pathogen|Some infections]] need to be coded as [[Combined ICD10 codes]] of the condition and the pathogen. For example, [[Pneumonia, bacterial]] and [[Streptococcus pneumoniae]].
-{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Infection requiring pathogen}}
-=== Potential Infections ===
-They can also be coded with diagnoses that can potentially have a pathogen, but don't require one. These are usually disorders that may or may not be infectious in nature.
-{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Potential infection}}
 == Which date to use for infections in [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] ==