Pt Monitored while on Dialysis
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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:Renal dialysis care, including dialysis itself, Medical noncomplianceClick Expand to show legacy content.
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Category: Renal (old) |
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Main Diagnosis: | Pt Monitored while on Dialysis |
Sub Diagnosis: | PRIMARY REASON to UNIT - MONITOR WHILE ON DIALYSIS |
Diagnosis Code: | 39800 |
Comorbid Diagnosis: | No |
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10): | 0 |
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- If they are merely borrowing the ICU space to dialyze a patient, they should not be entered into our database.
- If the patient is admitted under the care of the ICU Attending, then they should be entered into our database as an ICU admission.
- This is what the ICU program has advised.--TOstryzniuk 14:54, 27 April 2011 (CDT)
- Don't use this code for patients admitted for acute problem.Code them as whatever the reason they came.ie CHF,Hyperkalemia etc.