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**** Agreed at meeting: eliminate pathogen subcode, instruct to use [[Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration]], code pathogen negative if really treated and diagnosed as pneumonia. Ttenbergen 11:27, 2017 April 3 (CDT) | **** Agreed at meeting: eliminate pathogen subcode, instruct to use [[Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration]], code pathogen negative if really treated and diagnosed as pneumonia. Ttenbergen 11:27, 2017 April 3 (CDT) | ||
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So if a patient is diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia(culture negative or positive) do we need to use both codes? ie CAP and pneumonitis 2nd to chemical aspiration? | |||
[[Category: UPL]] | [[Category: UPL]] | ||
[[Category: non pathogen subcodes]] | [[Category: non pathogen subcodes]] | ||