Patient is admitted to St. Mary's Hospital with hyperthermia, tachycardia, hypoxemia, and altered mental status. Urinalysis is positive for E. coli and blood cultures are negative. Patient is immediately started on broad-spectrum IV antibiotics. Physician documents urosepsis as the final diagnosis. The coder should
A) report 599.0 (UT!) and 041.4 (E . coli) .
B) report 038.42 (septicemia due to E . coli) and 995.91 (SIRS-sepsis) .
C) report 038.42 (septicemia due to E . cob) , 599.0 (UTI) and 995.91 (SIRS-sepsis) .
D) confer with physician for reporting 038.9 (unspecified septicemia) based upon the clinical findings with 041.4 (E . coli) and 995.91 (SIRS-sepsis) .
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