Chronic dependence on mechanical ventilator: Difference between revisions
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*Also code cause if known | *Also code cause if known | ||
*Do NOT use this code for "Failure to wean" -- that is not a valid ICD10 diagnosis. Code the type of respiratory failure present (acute, chronic, NOS). | *Do NOT use this code for "Failure to wean" -- that is not a valid ICD10 diagnosis. Code the type of respiratory failure present (acute, chronic, NOS). | ||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||