Spinal Epidural Abcess Drainage: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:51, 2016 February 19

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Category/Organ System:	Category: Infection (old)
Type:	[[:Category: Surgical Procedure (old)]][[Category: Surgical Procedure (old)]]
Main Diagnosis:	Spinal Epidural Abcess Drainage
Sub Diagnosis:	SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS DRAINAGE
Diagnosis Code:	8000 - Spinal Epidural Abcess Drainage
Comorbid Diagnosis:	No
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10):	0
Program:	CC & Med
Status:	Currently Collected

Notes: replaced July 24 - had been missing

Why is this abscess drainage in the infection section? Should it not be in the procedures? We have an infection code for Intracranial/subdural or Epidural Abscess already.

None of our other abscess drainage procedures are in the infection section. This is inconsistent. --LKolesar 13:51, 2016 February 19 (CST)

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 {{DX tag | Infection | [[:Category: Surgical Procedure | Surgical Procedure]] | Spinal Epidural Abcess Drainage | SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS DRAINAGE | [[8000 - Spinal Epidural Abcess Drainage]] | No | 0 | CC & Med | Currently Collected |  | }}''Notes: replaced July 24 - had been missing''
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 [[Category: Infection]]
 [[Category: Drainage]]
+==Question==
+*Why is this abscess '''drainage''' in the infection section?  Should it not be in the procedures?  We have an infection code for [[Intracranial/subdural or Epidural Abscess]] already.
+None of our other abscess drainage procedures are in the infection section.   This is inconsistent.  --[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 13:51, 2016 February 19 (CST)