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59-Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration) | [[59 - Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration)]] | ||
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* subcode 59, should be used only in conjunction with [[HAP]] and [[CAP]] | |||
* code HAP or CAP with a subcode of aspiration, if this is known, as the admission code. | * code HAP or CAP with a subcode of aspiration, if this is known, as the admission code. | ||
* if the patient subsequently has an organism, code this as a complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.) | * if the patient subsequently has an organism, code this as a complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.) | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 8 June 2009
59 - Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration)
- subcode 59, should be used only in conjunction with HAP and CAP
- code HAP or CAP with a subcode of aspiration, if this is known, as the admission code.
- if the patient subsequently has an organism, code this as a complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)
Also see: Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration