Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration)

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59 - Aspiration (early presentation, documented aspiration)


    • 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.)


Also see: Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration