Combined ICD10 codes: Difference between revisions
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== Coding instructions == | == Coding instructions == | ||
*There are numerous situations in which multiple codes need to be listed in order to accurately reflect | *There are numerous situations in which multiple codes need to be listed in order to accurately reflect what's going on medically. | ||
*For some situations it's just a matter of ensuring that the multiple codes are all | *For some situations it's just a matter of ensuring that the multiple codes are all in the diagnosis list. | ||
*For other situations the multiple codes | *For other situations the multiple codes need to be '''''linked together''''' (we use the term "combined"). | ||
*For some entities there is no single ICD10 code, and the only way to code that entity is to combine two codes. An example is that to identify Retroperitoneal hemorrhage one must link two codes Hemorrhage, NOS and Retroperitoneal area, diagnostic imaging, abnormal. So, alongside each of those is a message about this. | |||
=== Malignancy with Metastasis === | === Malignancy with Metastasis === | ||
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*If the site of the mets isn't in the list, use '''[[Site NOS, metastatic malignancy to it (also code primary site)]]''' | *If the site of the mets isn't in the list, use '''[[Site NOS, metastatic malignancy to it (also code primary site)]]''' | ||
=== Antibiotic Resistance === | === Infections, Antibiotic Resistance === | ||
*There are some single infection codes that incorporate the organism in the name, e.g: '''[[Salmonella enteritis]]''' | |||
*But for most infections, they don't, e.g: '''[[Pneumonia, bacterial]]''' | |||
**In these cases it is required to combine with the infection code the code for the organism from the "buglist" | |||
{{Combined dx AB resistance}} | {{Combined dx AB resistance}} | ||