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 == Additional Info ==
-*This code indicates only what it says, colonized BUT NOT INFECTED, with an organism.
+*This code indicates only what it says, colonized BUT NOT INFECTED, with an organism. Do not use this code if there is an actual, symptomatic infection, for those use the proper infection code.
+*If present on admission, code as a [[Comorbid Diagnosis]], not as an [[Admit Diagnosis]]. If applicable, still code [[Isolation, infectious]] in [[CCI Picklist]] .
-Do not use this code if there is an actual, symptomatic infection, for those use the proper infection code.
-*If present on admission, code as a comorb, not as an admit diagnosis. If applicable, still code isolation in CCI.
 We are only tracking colonization with the following organisms that infection prevention and control is interested in:
 *MRSA