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PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE ICD 10 CODE. MAKE SURE IT IS ICD 10. Staphylococcus aureus VAP (hint:there...

PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE ICD 10 CODE. MAKE SURE IT IS ICD 10.

Staphylococcus aureus VAP (hint:there are two codes)

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According to ICD 10 above diagnosis comes under

J95.851 and B95.61

(A) J00 - J99 is for Respiratory Diseases

J95 is for the Postprocedural respiratory disorder (here it is post-intubation)

J95.851 is for VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia)

(B) A00 - B99 is for infectious diseases

B95 is for Streptococcus and Staphylococcus

B95.6 is for Staphylococcus aureus

  

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