Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration): Difference between revisions

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- 3659 - Pneumonia - aspiration (not sure where acquired)
- 3759 - Pneumonia - aspiration which was community acquire CAP
- 3859 - Pneumonia - aspiration which was hospital acquired HAP

UPL universal pathogen subcode 59, should only be used in conjunction with HAP and CAP

code HAP or CAP with a subcode of aspiration as an admission code, if this is known to have occurred.
- if a sputum culture subsequently has an pathogen, code this as a complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)

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	* code [[HAP]] or [[CAP]] with a subcode of aspiration as an admission code, if this is known to have occurred.		* code [[HAP]] or [[CAP]] with a subcode of aspiration as an admission code, if this is known to have occurred.
	** if a sputum culture subsequently has an pathogen, code this as a complication (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)		** if a sputum culture subsequently has an pathogen, code this as a '''complication''' (eg. HAP with subcode the organism.)