AMA CPT® Assistant - 2010 Issue 9 (September)

Coding for Clostridium difficile (September 2010)

September 2010 page 8 Coding for Clostridium difficile Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection is a major public health issue among hospitalized and long-term care patients with irritable bowel or ulcerative colitis, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and higher resource utilization, prompting the need for better preventative measures and early detection. Although most studies of C. difficile have focused on patients in acute care settings, C. difficile is also prevalent in other at-risk populations, such as patients residing in long-term care facilities. Recently, C. difficile has also been identified as a source of community-associated diarrhea. Patients suspected...

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