Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:48, 2009 November 25

- 3659 - Pneumonia - aspiration (not sure where acquired)
- 3759 - Pneumonia - aspiration which was community acquire
- 3959 - Pneumonia - aspiration which was hospital acquired HAP

UPL universal pathogen subcode 59, should only be used in conjunction with HAP and CAP
code HAP or CAP with a subcode of aspiration as an admission code, if this is known to have occurred.
if a sputum culture subsequently has an pathogen, code this as a complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)

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 [[59 - Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration)]]
+**3659 - Pneumonia - aspiration (not sure where acquired)
+**3759 - Pneumonia - aspiration which was community acquire
+**3959 - Pneumonia - aspiration which was hospital acquired [[HAP]]
-* subcode 59, should be used only in conjunction with [[HAP]] and [[CAP]]
+* [[UPL]] universal pathogen subcode 59, should only be used in conjunction with [[HAP]] and [[CAP]]
-* code HAP or CAP with a subcode of aspiration, if this is known, as the admission code.
+* code HAP or CAP with a subcode of aspiration as an admission code, if this is known to have occurred.
-* if the patient subsequently has an organism, code this as a complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)
+* if a sputum culture subsequently has an pathogen, code this as a complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)