AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2024 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS New/Revised Codes Section X – New Technology
Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Blood Cultures
In table XXE, technology value 2 Infection, Phenotypic Fully Automated Rapid Susceptibility Technology with Controlled Inoculum, was added to body part value 5 Circulatory.Body Part Approach Device/Substance/ Technology Qualifier 5 Circulatory X External 2 Infection, Phenotypic Fully Automated Rapid Susceptibility Technology with Controlled Inoculum A New Technology Group 10 The ASTar® System is a fully automated, random access benchtop instrument for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing of blood cultures found positive for gram-negative organisms using phenotypic susceptibility. ...
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