AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 2; Ask the Editor

Hematuria due to Trauma from Foley Catheter

A 71-year-old patient with a past history of benign prostatic hypertrophy was admitted for gross hematuria following catheter placement in the emergency department the day before admission. The patient was treated with continuous bladder irrigation and had the catheter replaced. The gross hematuria was found to be secondary to trauma to the prostate during the initial catheter placement. What are the correct code assignments for gross hematuria secondary to traumatic Foley insertion? Would this be considered a complication of the device or a postprocedural complication? ...

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