Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)

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Coding (CAUTI):

Important notes:

• The term catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is not recognised in ICD-
  10-AM, ICD-10 or ICD-11.
• The relationship between the placement and care of an indwelling catheter (IDC) and
  the development of a urinary tract infection is not always clear.
• CAUTI surveillance programs track incidence and support better catheter practices, but
  their definitions differ from clinical diagnoses.
• Clinical advice confirmed that the terminology catheter-associated urinary tract
  infection (CAUTI) or urinary tract infection post insertion of an IDC, on their own, are
  insufficient to assume a causal relationship.
• Further evidence in the documentation or
  clinical confirmation would be required to assign CAUTI as a complication of the
  indwelling catheter. (Refer to ACS 1904)

Therefore, for CAUTI without further specification, assign:
N39.0 Urinary tract infection, site not specified
Also assign
Z96.0 Presence of urogenital implants.