Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in ICD10

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There is no specific ICD10 diagnosis code for CAP. Instead, a pneumonia is a CAP if it doesn't meet the criteria for either a HAP (Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10) or VAP (Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP)).

CAP should not be coded as an Acquired Diagnosis.

What does that even mean, since we don't have a code for CAP?

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ICD10s to consider coding to represent a CAP

• Pneumonia, bacterial
• Pneumonia, fungal/yeast
• Pneumonia, viral
• Aspiration pneumonitis
• Pneumonia, NOS
• Influenza pneumonia: Since this code includes identification of the organism, there is no need for a pathogen be combined with it.
  • See Influenza in ICD10 for further info

PLUS

• relevant Pathogens, possibly Infectious organism, unknown or an NOS

Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition

• Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP)
• Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10
• Aspiration pneumonitis
• Pneumonia, NOS
• Influenza pneumonia-See Influenza in ICD10 for further information