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* code [[HAP]] or [[CAP]] with a subcode of aspiration as an admission code, if this is known to have occurred. | * 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 ''' | ** if a sputum culture subsequently has an pathogen, code this as a '''[[! Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]]''' (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.) | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 19 October 2010
59 - Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration)
- 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 ! Acquired Diagnosis / Complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)
Also see: Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration