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    Wiki Recurrent UTI

    I work with a provider who often sees patient with recurrent UTIs. They usually have had a UTI on and off for the last 6 months, but come into the clinic and their urinalysis is negative for blood or infection. They are encouraged to take certain medications for UTI prevention. The provider...
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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...
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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...
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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
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    • 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...
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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...
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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
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    • 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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    • 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...
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