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Wiki UTI's/Hx of UTI's and Chronic Cystitis?

I'm look for some guidance here regarding documentation for the diagnoses in the subject line. My providers tend to code N30.20 - other chronic cystitis w/o hematuria when documentation states something along the line of: pt seen in consultation for recurrent UTI's, they state a few of the...
- LAT93
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- Sep 22, 2023
- auditory ear canal chronic cystitis documentation urology uti
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki icd 10 for "mixed flora"

With regard to UTIs (N39.0), I'm looking to code the cause of the infection for cultures that come back as only "mixed flora." The index leads me to A49.8 Other bacterial infections of unspecified site. Per the tabular index, A49 excludes "bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified...
- alamphere
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- Feb 27, 2018
- cause of infection mixed flora uti
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Diagnosis Coding
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Wiki Lab with R30.0 but comes back + for UTI and encounter has N39.0

Our providers are doing the urine dip order with a symptom such as R30.0. When the dip comes back positive and the provider states UTI in the encounter, do we use N39.0 for the encounter and change the lab to match, or add the symptom diagnosis to the claim along with N39.0 in order to cover...
- AnnieP
- Thread
- Dec 29, 2017
- dysuria n39.0 r30.0 urinary tract infection uti
- Replies: 1
- Forum: ICD-10
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Wiki Urinary tract infection and Symptoms - Nausea/Vomiting

Hi All, Can anyone here let me know whether we can code nausea and vomiting along with Urinary tract infection(Unspecified). ICD-10 CM guidelines states signs and symptoms cannot be coded with integral part of disease condition. Is it applicable to unspecified urinary tract infection? Where...
- ummersheriff
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- Mar 20, 2017
- defnitive nausea symptoms uti vomiting
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Diagnosis Coding
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Wiki Help with Sepsis Proteus Mirabilis Due To UTI

I do not know how to code for sepsis Proteus Mirabilis due to a UTI. How do I code for this??? I did look up some codes in the ICD-10-CM book, but all I could find for Proteus Mirabilis was B96.4. This code does not include the sepsis. I am so confused because Proteus Mirabilis is a...
- zmashchak
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- Apr 7, 2016
- icd-10 mirabilis proteus sepsis uti
- Replies: 45
- Forum: Diagnosis Coding
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Wiki coding from urine culture ?

For outpt facility clinic visits, can I code results from the urine culture? The dr saw the pt for dysuria, diagnosed uti and ordered culture, but he did not comment on the results..... The results showed E Coli.
- nlaaron
- Thread
- Feb 21, 2016
- coli culture results urine uti
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Urology
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Wiki Uti - If a patient has urinary

If a patient has urinary symptoms, Doc does dip stick. Rx antibiotic. Culture pending. Provider documents UTI and codes : N39.0 no bacteria identified Is this coded as signs and symptoms until culture results?
- lgiusti
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- Feb 12, 2016
- bacteria culture n39.0 symptoms uti
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Urology
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Wiki UTI ; Threatened Abortion

The Dr. gave diagnosis of: -UTI -Threatened Abortion Is it alright to code it 637.70 Abortion, unspecified as to completion or legality, with other specified complications ? Because in the index i found "infection -> urinary (tract) -> with -> abortion" and it says "see Abortion, by type, with...
- tolkita
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- Dec 7, 2010
- abortion pregnancy pregnant uti
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Diagnosis Coding

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