Staphylococcus aureus: Difference between revisions

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*Use this code '''only''' for ''Staph aureus''
*Use this code '''only''' for ''Staph aureus''


=== MRSA ===
*To code MRSA [[Combined ICD10 codes|combined code]] the following
*To code MRSA [[Combined ICD10 codes|combined code]] the following
** [[Staphylococcus aureus]]  
** [[Staphylococcus aureus]]  
** [[Resistance to antimicrobials, methicillin (anti-staph pencillins)]]
** [[Resistance to antimicrobials, methicillin (anti-staph pencillins)]]
** if only colonized, no infection, code [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]], otherwise code the infection caused by MRSA; otherwise code the [[:category:Infection requiring pathogen]] or [[:category:Potential infection]]
** if only colonized, no infection, code [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]]
** if actual infection, code the [[:category:Infection requiring pathogen]] or [[:category:Potential infection]] caused by MRSA


== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==