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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
[[Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia]] resulting from urinary tract infection. | Urosepsis -[[Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia]] resulting from '''urinary tract infection'''. | ||
*Urosepsis is a term used imprecisely to denote infection ranging from urinary tract infection to generalized sepsis which may result from such infection. | |||
*code as follows: | |||
*If localized bladder infection only and not systemic (in blood) code: | |||
#51 [[Cystitis (Bladder Infection)]] - subcode with applicable pathogen | |||
*If bladder infection & gone into bloodstream, code: | |||
#46 [[Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia]]- subcode with applicable pathogen | |||
#51 [[Cystitis (Bladder Infection)]] - subcode with applicable pathogen | |||
*If kidney infection & gone into bloodstream, code: | |||
#46 [[Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia]]- subcode with applicable pathogen | |||
#54 or 55 [[Pyelonephritis]] | |||
Revision as of 15:40, 2009 January 8
Definition
Urosepsis -Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia resulting from urinary tract infection.
- Urosepsis is a term used imprecisely to denote infection ranging from urinary tract infection to generalized sepsis which may result from such infection.
- code as follows:
- If localized bladder infection only and not systemic (in blood) code:
- 51 Cystitis (Bladder Infection) - subcode with applicable pathogen
- If bladder infection & gone into bloodstream, code:
- 46 Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia- subcode with applicable pathogen
- 51 Cystitis (Bladder Infection) - subcode with applicable pathogen
- If kidney infection & gone into bloodstream, code:
- 46 Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia- subcode with applicable pathogen
- 54 or 55 Pyelonephritis