The article discusses the coding of urinary tract infections (UTIs) including the coding of a hospital-acquired cystitis due to E. coli in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM. As reported, UTIs can be treated with antibacterial medications but in elderly patients they can lead to sepsis. Maintaining a...
Acute prostatitis due to E. coli 601.0, 041.49 (this is the correct sequencing order)prostatitis, acute 601.0infection, escherichiarcoli 041.49 Code infection as secondary code and report disease firstThe Index for Prostatitis directs you to code 601.0. The Tabular Listing confirms this is the cor...
E. International measures: WHO Collaborating Centres. III. DIARRHEA CAUSED BY ENTEROINVASIVE STRAINS (EIEC) ICD-9 008.0; ICD-10 A04.2 1. Identification--This inflammatory disease of the gut mucosa and submucosa caused by EIEC strains of E. coli closely resembles that produced by Shigella. The...