Urosepsis - Forget about it.

What is Urosepsis ?

Any blog on clinical documentation and coding would not be complete without mentioning urosepsis.

Urosepsis is a nonspecific term that does not mean sepsis. There is no default code for urosepsis in ICD-10-CM (nor ICD-9), and the doctor will have to be queried for clarification when this term is documented.    

What is the proper way to document a patient who is sick with sepsis and has a UTI as a source?

Sepsis secondary to UTI

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on healthcare will hear testimony from stakeholders regarding ICD-10. The "Examining ICD-10 Implementation" hearing, on February 11 at 11:15 a.m. CST, will be webcast live at energycommerce.house.gov.