Medical Assistance In Dying
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Medical Assistance In Dying |
ICD10 code: | Z51.81 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Medical Assistance In Dying (old) |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
Start Date: | 2018-07-17 |
Stop Date: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) is a program that allows terminally ill patients to access the assistance of a physician to control the time and circumstances of their death. See links under #Program Details for more info.
See Deceased patients#General instructions for deceased patients
Collection Instructions for MAID
- Code this for patients who are admitted to your ward/unit either:
- receive this assistance on the ward/unit
- are moved to a special location directly from your unit for the purpose of receiving this assistance
If patient has a MAID consult, but not approved for MAID, do we code this? --Malcudia 08:00, 2018 November 9 (CST) |
Program Details
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