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Location Is Key for Correctly Coding UTIs

Published on Tue Jun 11, 2024

Question: Our urologist diagnosed a patient with a urinary tract infection (UTI) but choosing the right UTI ICD-10 code has been challenging for me. How can I make sure I’m picking the most appropriate code? Montana Subscriber Answer: This can be tricky, because UTIs go by different names, depending on their location in the body. They typically occur in the kidneys (pyelonephritis), [...]
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