Donna Garrett asked:
Page 215 Abstract & Code It; patient has been on long-term IV antibiotics but wound has failed to respond; Toe has Staphylococcus Aureus. Document does not mention Resistant Aureus or not. I coded the B95.62 M_Resistant_SA since the document said the wound had "failed to respond to IV antibiotics." To me that sounds like Resistant. Answer on page 472 gives B95.61 MSSA. Please tell me which is correct. Thank you. DonnaG
Answer:
cannot assume. Just because the medication they used did not work does not mean it is resistant to all antibiotics. They are documenting that it did not work and explaining why they need to prolong care and try another.
Page 215 Abstract & Code It; patient has been on long-term IV antibiotics but wound has failed to respond; Toe has Staphylococcus Aureus. Document does not mention Resistant Aureus or not. I coded the B95.62 M_Resistant_SA since the document said the wound had "failed to respond to IV antibiotics." To me that sounds like Resistant. Answer on page 472 gives B95.61 MSSA. Please tell me which is correct. Thank you. DonnaG
Answer:
cannot assume. Just because the medication they used did not work does not mean it is resistant to all antibiotics. They are documenting that it did not work and explaining why they need to prolong care and try another.
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