Wiki MRSA question

[mlsstnt@aol.com]

I wanted to double check to see if i coded this correctly patient culture came back positive for MRSA so that dx 041.12 patient has 2 abscess 1st one is on his chin dx 682.0 and other one is on the upper thigh 682.6 - I made the 041.12 primary dx is that correct? thank you melissa

 

[Dylanni]

Melissa, if the patient came in originally for the abscesses, that's what you code first. It was only after the culture came back that is was dx MRSA.