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Hello Everyone!
If a physician states that a patient has an "infection due to a prosthetic," (such as an infected knee following an arthroplasty) but does not specify the type of infection, can we still use T84.5_XA, and if so, what code do we use in conjunction with it? (I am not seeing a code for an unspecified infection.)
T84.5 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis.
Use additional code to identify infection (?)
Thank You in Advance!
Kim
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If a physician states that a patient has an "infection due to a prosthetic," (such as an infected knee following an arthroplasty) but does not specify the type of infection, can we still use T84.5_XA, and if so, what code do we use in conjunction with it? (I am not seeing a code for an unspecified infection.)
T84.5 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis.
Use additional code to identify infection (?)
Thank You in Advance!
Kim