AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1988 First Quarter

Pseudomembranous Colitis

In most cases the cause of pseudomembranous colitis is a toxin of the bacterium Clostridium difficile. It is coded 008.49, Intestinal infections due to other bacteria. The code assignment of 564.1, Irritable colon, is not assigned when the cause of the colitis is identified (or presumed) as due to bacterial infection. Pseudomembranous colitis is a diarrheal illness, usually febrile and with abdominal cramping. It affects debilitated patients and some patients taking antibiotics. In some instances it may occur postoperatively or in patients with uremia. ...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS .


  • The official AHA publication for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines and advice
  • Current newsletters added each quarter
  • Full Archives - over 3100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1984 organized by year and issue
  • Includes ICD-10-CM/PCS Articles since 2013
  • Fully searchable through Find-A-Code's Comprehensive Search
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
  • View all the articles associated with any code, right from the code page!
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • AHA's Coding Clinic® - ICD-10-CM/PCS +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.