Cumulative Official WHO Updates to ICD 10 - 1996 - 2001

If the physician indicates that the local source of the sepsis is the aspiration pneumonia, code the sepsis as PDX and the aspiration pneumonia as secondary DX. If the aspiration pneumonia is the not the cause of the sepsis, it can be considered as a principal diagnosis. The physician should add an addendum clearly stating there is no link. ................
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