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Ventilator associated pneumonia
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.10.d.1
“Code J95.851, Ventilator associated pneumonia, should be assigned only when the provider has documented ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP).”
“Do not assign an additional code from categories J12-J18 to identify the type of pneumonia.”
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