zmashchak
Networker
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 gram-negative, anaroebic bacteria. Does this mean I use a code for sepsis due to anaerobes (A41.4) for the sepsis? Or do I use A41.89 (other specified sepsis) for the sepsis? Or do I simply use the B96.4 code? Thank you in advance for any suggestions!
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 gram-negative, anaroebic bacteria. Does this mean I use a code for sepsis due to anaerobes (A41.4) for the sepsis? Or do I use A41.89 (other specified sepsis) for the sepsis? Or do I simply use the B96.4 code? Thank you in advance for any suggestions!