Agnes is admitted with cough, fever, and dysphagia. Chest x-ray shows infiltrates in both lower lobes. Sputum culture is positive for Staph aureus. Swallow study indicates that Agnes aspirates. Physician documents aspiration pneumonia and Staph aureus pneumonia. As a coder, you would assign codes for the following and with correct sequencing order.
- Staph aureus pneumonia, dysphagia
- Staph aureus pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia
- Aspiration pneumonia, dysphagia
- Aspiration pneumonia, Staph aureus pneumonia, dysphagia
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