Observation for reason NOS
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Observation for reason NOS |
ICD10 code: | Z04.8 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Additional Info
- This is a "wastebasket" code for clinical observation that does not fit under any of the other observation codes (see below).
- Observation refers to being watched for having a clinical condition, BUT it turned out after all that that condition was NOT present.
- use this code for drug desensitization and combine with Allergic reaction (allergy), NOS and the type of drug eg. Antibiotic/antimicrobial, adverse effect
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JALT Allan is this the correct use for drug desensitization, we used to have an old code for this but now we do not Lisa Kaita 10:24, 2022 June 20 (CDT) |
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