PDPM Coding Questions – If a physician diagnoses “sepsis” but no mention of septicemia, and blood cultures come back negative, can you still code “Septicemia” in I2100?

Q: If a physician diagnoses “sepsis” but no mention of septicemia, and blood cultures come back negative, can you still code “Septicemia” in I2100?   A: When you search for septicemia in the ICD-10 coding guidelines, you are cross-referenced to see sepsis &...

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