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ICD Guide

Ch 1: Infections

ICD-9-CM
  • Manifestation
  • Condition

Ch 1: Infections

ICD-10-CM Requirements

HIV, document:

  •  Confirmation doesn’t require positive serology; provider’s diagnostic statement that the patient is HIV positive or has an HIV related illness is sufficient.

Sepsis, document:

  • Specify the underlying systemic infection (specify if post-procedural) or causal organism
  • Any acute organ dysfunction.

MRSA, document:

  • Infection due to MRSA and any causal organism

Ch 1: Infections

Notes

The word “Certain” in this chapter stresses the fact that localized infections will be located in the pertinent body system (i.e. UTI is classified in Chapter 14).

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