A patient is admitted with a urinary tract infection (UTI)resulting from E.coli.The patient has an indwelling Foley catheter following recent radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.The coder queries the physician regarding the relationship of the UTI and the Foley,and the physician documents that the UTI is caused by the Foley.The patient is morbidly obese with type 2 diabetes,controlled with insulin.The patient is still under active treatment for the cancer.

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- N39.0: urinary tract infection
- E66.01: morbid obesity
- E11.9: type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
- C61: malignancy of prostate
- Z79.4: long-term (current) use of insulin
- Y84.6: presence of urinary catheter

B96.20 (urinary tract infection, unspecified site, Escherichia coli [E.coli] as the cause) is added to indicate that the UTI is caused by E.coli. T83.511A (infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urinary catheter, initial encounter) is added to indicate the relationship between the UTI and the Foley catheter.

A Patient Is Admitted with a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)resulting