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Don’t Miss Delirium Code in This UTI Scenario

Published on Mon May 05, 2025

Question: A provider documents that a patient has delirium due to an acute urinary tract infection (UTI) affecting the bladder. Do I report both the delirium and the UTI? Kansas Subscriber Answer: In this situation, you have several diagnoses to navigate. Since the documentation mentions delirium first, look to F05 (Delirium due to known physiological condition), which has a Code [...]
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