Peritonitis

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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:Appendicitis, with or without rupture or peritonitis, Peritonitis, infectious, Disorder of peritoneum, NOS

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Category/Organ System:	Category: Infection (old)
Type:	Medical Problem
Main Diagnosis:	Peritonitis
Sub Diagnosis:	PERITONITIS
Diagnosis Code:	7400
Comorbid Diagnosis:	No
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10):	0
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Notes:

• I have a question many doctors put pts on antibiotics on spec for SBP even though NO tap /culture was done prior to antibiotics. Then a few days later a tap was done /the culture was negative. my question is do you code SBP /negative culture or do you only code SBP if a culture was done prior to antibiotics and the results come back positive. and or become positive during their stay in the hospital. And just ignore the fact that antibiotics were ordered for a diagnosis that could or couldnt be there.????