New guidelines for the new dementia codes.You should not assign a code for secondary neoplasm of a solid organ. When lymph node cancer metastasizes beyond the lymphoid tissue, add the final character “9” to codes from categories C81- C85 to identify extranodal and solid organ sites. When the condition is associated with sepsis, you will code “the underlying systemic infection and any other conditions (such as severe sepsis)” as secondary diagnoses. When IAHU is associated with HIV, B20 is the secondary code. You will assign this new code first when it is the reason for admission and the condition is associated with HIV or sepsis.
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