tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2021 Issue Q1

You Be the Coder: Get Specific for UTI Diagnoses

Question: Which diagnosis should we report for a urinary tract infection (UTI) of a male patient? Utah Subscriber Answer: Fortunately, the urinary tract infection codes aren’t necessarily differentiated by gender, so you’ll need to find the most accurate code based on the documentation. The first ICD-10-CM code that pops up when you search for “infection/urinary (tract)” is N39.0 (Urinary tract infection, site not specified). But when you dig further into the listing, you’ll find codes for UTIs that are associated with conditions such as pregnancy or childbirth, which would immediately be ruled out for...

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