ICD-10-CM Code Y95
Nosocomial condition
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Y95 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of nosocomial condition. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code Y95 is used to code Hospital-acquired infection
Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) — also known as nosocomial infection — is an infection that is contracted from the environment or staff of a healthcare facility. It can be spread in the hospital environment, nursing home environment, rehabilitation facility, clinic,or other clinical settings. Infection is spread to the susceptible patient in the clinical setting by a number of means. Health care staff can spread infection, in addition to contaminated equipment, bed linens, or air droplets. The infection can originate from the outside environment, another infected patient, staff that may be infected, or in some cases, the source of the infection cannot be determined. In some cases the microorganism originates from the patient's own skin microbiota, becoming opportunistic after surgery or other procedures that compromise the protective skin barrier. Though the patient may have contracted the infection from their own skin, the infection is still considered nosocomial since it develops in the health care setting.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
Contaminated surfaces increase cross-transmission
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Healthcare associated respiratory syncytial virus disease (disorder)
- Healthcare associated legionnaire's disease (disorder)
- Healthcare associated pertussis (disorder)
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'Y95 - Nosocomial condition'
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