Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection/Abcess)
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This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Kidney infection, acute (pyelonephritis), Kidney infection, chronic (pyelonephritis), Kidney, renal abscess or perinephric abscess, Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheterClick Expand to show legacy content.
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| Category/Organ System: |
Category: Infection (old) |
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| Main Diagnosis: | Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection/Abcess) WITHOUT Obstruction or Hydronephrosis |
| Sub Diagnosis: | Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection/Abcess) WITHOUT Obstruction or Hydronephrosis |
| Diagnosis Code: | 54-00 |
| Comorbid Diagnosis: | No |
| Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10): | 0 |
| Program: | CC & Med |
| Status: | Currently Collected
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Legacy Content
This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Kidney infection, acute (pyelonephritis), Kidney infection, chronic (pyelonephritis), Kidney, renal abscess or perinephric abscess, Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheterClick Expand to show legacy content.
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| Category/Organ System: |
Category: Infection (old) |
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Type: |
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| Main Diagnosis: | Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection/Abcess) WITH Obstruction or Hydronephrosis |
| Sub Diagnosis: | Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection/Abcess) WITH Obstruction or Hydronephrosis |
| Diagnosis Code: | 55-00 |
| Comorbid Diagnosis: | No |
| Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10): | 0 |
| Program: | CC & Med |
| Status: | Currently Collected
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Infection and/or abscess in the KIDNEY
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Discussion
- I have a dumb question in our old books code 359 kidney infections/abcesses (ei.pyelonephritis/urosepsis) and code 360 was just for cystitis (bladder infection) in our new book code 51 says only Cystitis (bladder infection) does not say Urosepsis
- definition: Can be used interchangeably to describe either
- (A)urinary tract infection(UTI) or
- (B) the rare occurrence of bacterial seeding into the blood stream due to an UTI causing a generalised infection.
- So my question is we now include urosepsis to code 51? Is this a correct understanding of the use of code 51? (SKiesman, Jan 8 2009 10:54am)
- Question is never dumb.
- First thing, please get rid of you old code book, you should have an updated one. These code were migrated to the infection section June 26.06. I am not sure why you are still using old code book?
- Urosepsis is a term used imprecisely to denote infection ranging from urinary tract infection to generalized sepsis which may result from such infection.
- for our purpose the definition of Urosepsis is: septicemia/bacteremia resulting from urinary tract infection.
- If localized bladder infection (cystitis) only code 51 - subcode with applicable pathogen
- if the DX is Urosepsis - which mean it is know or suspected that the infection has gone into bloodstream, then also code with Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia (46) with subcode that is applicable. TOstryzniuk 14:11, 8 January 2009 (CST)
- Yes it seems that Doc's use the DX of urosepsis when referring the localized bladder infection.
- I should have clarified better of course I am not using the old book what I wanted to say is the old book had urosepsis the new book omitted urosepsis Our confusion here at the Vic started when you used the code 51 and called it urosepsis and in the new code book code51 is only cystitis.