Chapter X - Respiratory
Pneumonia
Organism, setting and coexisting COPD all change the code and its typing.
Cosa significa nella pratica
- Assign the organism-specific code when a causative organism is documented; J18.9 applies only when none is.
- Pneumonia in a patient with COPD has its own standard governing which condition is the most responsible diagnosis.
Dove l'esploratore lo applica
inflammatory
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Canadian Institute for Health Information. Canadian Coding Standards for Version 2022 ICD-10-CA and CCI. Ottawa, ON: CIHI; 2022. Codici e classificazioni del CIHI
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Canadian Coding Standards for Version 2022 ICD-10-CA and CCI. Ottawa, ON: CIHI; 2022. Codici e classificazioni del CIHI