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Querying for Sepsis: How to Identify Clinical Indi...

What is Sepsis? Sepsis is a serious, potentially life-threatening, condition where the body reacts to a localized infection and causes systemic inflammation and organ damage. Sepsis can be caused by bacterial, viral ,fungal, or other organisms that cause infection. A diagnosis of sepsis cannot be assumed based on laboratory and/or clinical criteria. Sometimes certain localized infections can have the same signs and symptoms as sepsis, but sepsis is not present. The provider must document in the medical record that the patient has a diagnosis of sepsis. However, if there are substantial clinical indicators that suggest sepsis, a query may be s...

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    Jul 17, 2025

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    Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) Release o...

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    Coding Diabetes Mellitus with Presumed Conditions

    Diabetes is a systemic condition, meaning its presence has e...

    FY 2025 ICD-10-CM Code Updates

    The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released t...

    New ICD-10-CM Codes for Eating Disorders

    Recent updates to ICD-10-CM, effective October 1, 2024, have...


    Query Tips

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    Query Tip: What is Conflicting Documentation?

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