Template:ICD10 Guideline Como vs Admit: Difference between revisions
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**As of June 25, 2020, the rules were revised for coding as comorbid conditions those diagnosed during the current hospitalization (either at admission or thereafter) but which virtually certainly were present pre-admission. | **As of June 25, 2020, the rules were revised for coding as comorbid conditions those diagnosed during the current hospitalization (either at admission or thereafter) but which virtually certainly were present pre-admission. | ||
***In this situation, code it as a comorbid diagnosis if it is a chronic, NONINFECTIOUS condition -- e.g. a cancer, collagen-vascular disease (such as [[Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE, lupus)]]), COPD, diabetes | ***In this situation, code it as a comorbid diagnosis if it is a chronic, NONINFECTIOUS condition -- e.g. a cancer, collagen-vascular disease (such as [[Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE, lupus)]]), COPD, diabetes | ||
***But do NOT code it as comorbid if it is a chronic INFECTIOUS condition -- such as [[Tuberculosis]] or [[AIDS (disease due to HIV)]] | ***But do NOT code it as comorbid if it is a chronic INFECTIOUS condition -- such as [[Tuberculosis]] or [[AIDS (disease due to HIV)]] (which if first discovered/identified during the current admission ''would'' qualify as an admit diagnosis). | ||
***Note that this rule does not impact on coding as a comorbid an infection which is still present but WAS known pre-admission --- e.g. an osteomyelitis being treated at home with iv antibiotics. | ***Note that this rule does not impact on coding as a comorbid an infection which is still present but WAS known pre-admission --- e.g. an osteomyelitis being treated at home with iv antibiotics. | ||