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A02.25

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Salmonella pyelonephritis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A kidney infection caused by Salmonella bacteria, which is a type of food-borne pathogen. This condition causes inflammation of the kidney and the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify that the infection is specifically in the kidney (pyelonephritis) and confirmed to be caused by Salmonella species before assigning this code
  • •This code is part of the Salmonella infection category (A02) - ensure you are not confusing it with other urinary tract infections or other Salmonella manifestations

Code Hierarchy

└A02Other salmonella infections└A02.2Localized salmonella infections└A02.25Salmonella pyelonephritis
└A02.25Salmonella pyelonephritis

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