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)]], | ** 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 == | ||