Observation for suspected infection NOS: Difference between revisions
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===COVID-19: exception to [[#Suspected infections being confirmed POSITIVE or NEGATIVE]] === | ===COVID-19: exception to [[#Suspected infections being confirmed POSITIVE or NEGATIVE]] === | ||
* If patient is a COVID suspect- combine [[COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2)]] with [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] linked with the same number (don’t link it with any other infection code if not confirmed) then leave the code in, even if they later come up as a negative | * If patient is a COVID suspect- combine [[COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2)]] with [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] linked with the same number (don’t link it with any other infection code if not confirmed) then '''leave the code in''', even if they later come up as a negative | ||
* If a person with the combination of codes that represents observation for suspected COVID-19 then has their COVID come back as (+), then just change the [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] to whatever is the COVID manifestation (e.g. pneumonia, etc). | * If a person with the combination of codes that represents observation for suspected COVID-19 then has their COVID come back as (+), then just change the [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] to whatever is the COVID manifestation (e.g. pneumonia, etc). | ||
* ALSO, do NOT use this combination of codes for each COVID swab sent, as this represents a diagnosis, not a procedure. | * ALSO, do NOT use this combination of codes for each COVID swab sent, as this represents a diagnosis, not a procedure. | ||