A patient was sent home with a PICC line for Vancomycin treatment at home. He returns to his physician with an infection due to the PICC Line. The infection is determined to be MRSA. ICD-10-CM coding is reported, T80.218A, A49.02.
Reason: A code for the complication is reported first when problems are recorded. If the complication's cause is known, it is stated as the extra code (s). Search for Infection/due to or arising from/central venous catheter/specified NEC T80.218- in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index. The Tabular List confirms that this code requires a seventh character.
For the first meeting, the seventh character extension A is reported. T80.218A is accurate since we are aware that this patient has an MRSA infection, but we are unsure whether the infection is local or has spread to the bloodstream. Next, search for MRSA infection A49.02 (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). In the Tabular List, verifycode.
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