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=== In the context of [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]] === | === In the context of [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]] === | ||
{{DA | The following two are inconsistent, one says to code Isolation as Admit the other as Acquired px. What should they be? }} | |||
*If a patient is placed on [[Isolation, infectious]] on arrival '''''only''''' for the reason of pre existing MRSA (or other colonization), then code [[Admit Diagnosis]] [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]] and code the isolation as an [[Admit Procedure]] (''admit'' because it's ''causally related'' to the admission as per [[Admit Procedure]]) | *If a patient is placed on [[Isolation, infectious]] on arrival '''''only''''' for the reason of pre existing MRSA (or other colonization), then code [[Admit Diagnosis]] [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]] and code the isolation as an [[Admit Procedure]] (''admit'' because it's ''causally related'' to the admission as per [[Admit Procedure]]) | ||