Pneumonia, viral: Difference between revisions
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*The diagnosis of VAP '''[[Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP)]]''' supercedes this code. | *The diagnosis of VAP '''[[Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP)]]''' supercedes this code. | ||
*To code viral hospital-acquired pneumonia, link this code with '''[[Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS]]''' | *To code viral hospital-acquired pneumonia, link this code with '''[[Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS]]''' | ||
**Without that code other code, it represents a CAP. | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||