Mouth, cellulitis or abscess: Difference between revisions
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* for Oral lesions with HSV, combine this code with [[Herpes Simplex virus (HSV)|Herpes Simplex virus]] | * for Oral lesions with HSV, combine this code with [[Herpes Simplex virus (HSV)|Herpes Simplex virus]] | ||
{{Discuss| Just wondering since cellulitis/abscesses are typically bacterial infections, should [[Disorder of oral mucosa (mouth, lips, tongue), NOS]] be used instead combined with [[Infectious disease NOS]] and [[Herpes Simplex virus (HSV)]]? This then would be consistent with other infection coding guidelines whereby there is no specific infection code. Thank you. }} | {{Discuss| | ||
* Just wondering since cellulitis/abscesses are typically bacterial infections, should [[Disorder of oral mucosa (mouth, lips, tongue), NOS]] be used instead combined with [[Infectious disease NOS]] and [[Herpes Simplex virus (HSV)]]? This then would be consistent with other infection coding guidelines whereby there is no specific infection code. Thank you. (Pam) | |||
** Why would you want to use the less specific "Disporder of..." code when we have a this specific "...cellulitis..." code? Which infection coding guideline do you mean, could you link? [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 11:19, 2022 October 19 (CDT) | |||
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== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||