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Capture Full Picture With Infection Coding

Published on Tue Jun 13, 2023

Question: Is there an ICD-10-CM code for a systemic Bacillus Calmette- Guerin (BCG) infection? My urologist calls this condition “BCG-osis.” In this specific case, the patient had a BCG instil­lation to treat transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder. The original diagnosis code reported for the BCG encounter was C67.9 (Malignant neoplasm of bladder, unspecified). Several weeks later the patient returned [...]
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