Colonized with organism (not infected)
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Colonized with organism (not infected) |
| ICD10 code: | Z22 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | VRE, ESBL and MRO Colonization, ICD10 Guideline MRSA |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
- This code indicates only what it says, colonized BUT NOT INFECTED, with an organism. Do not use this code if there is an actual infection (symptomatic or not), for those use the proper infection code.
- If present on admission, code as a Comorbid Diagnosis, not as an Admit Diagnosis. If applicable, still code Isolation, infectious in CCI Picklist .
- We are only tracking colonization with the following organisms that infection prevention and control is interested in:
- MRSA
- There ARE lots of other bugs that can colonize various parts of the body, almost all of which CAN also cause infection. There is a smallish list of bugs that NEVER colonize and are always believed to be active infectious agent, e.g. Mycobacterium TB, Legionella, Ebola, SARS-2 (i.e. COVID-19).
Colonizations are not attributed to any units
We don't have any reports that attribute colonization to any units, so Attribution of infections doesn't apply.
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Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)
| App | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Query check ICD10 Inf Infection req Pathogen must have one | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
| Query Check Inf Pathogens must have Infection requiring pathogen or Potential Infection | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
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