Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2018, pp. 24-25 advises coders to assign G93. 49, Other encephalopathy, for documentation of “encephalopathy due to urinary tract infection (UTI).” Can code G93.Nov 29, 2018
Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy D065166.
Encephalopathy, unspecified40: Encephalopathy, unspecified.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99. 9: Unspecified infectious disease.
G93.1ICD-10 code G93. 1 for Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .
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Accessed April 11, 2022. 572.2 - Hepatic Encephalopathy [Internet]. In: ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 code F05 for Delirium due to known physiological condition is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .
ICD-10 code R41. 0 for Disorientation, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z22: Carrier of infectious disease.
Acute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM J01. 91 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J01.
ChaptersChapterBlockTitleIA00–B99Certain infectious and parasitic diseasesIIC00–D48NeoplasmsIIID50–D89Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanismIVE00–E90Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases18 more rows
This list below causes are not the only causes, but the common causes that coders see.
There are many symptoms associated with encephalopathy, but there is one symptom that is present in all types and that is altered mental status. Coders cringe when they see that documented as well.
Treatment will vary depending on the type and/or cause of the encephalopathy. Here are some of the most common treatments:
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