Nosocomial condition (Y95)
The ICD-10 code Y95 is used specifically to identify nosocomial conditions, which are infections or complications that occur as a direct result of medical or surgical care received in a healthcare setting.
These codes help document healthcare-associated infections, such as hospital-acquired pneumonia, Legionella pneumonia, and pressure injuries that develop during a hospital stay or in other care environments like hospices. Common synonyms linked to Y95 include terms like healthcare associated infectious disease, healthcare associated Legionnaires' disease, and hospital acquired pressure injury, aiding coders in matching these lay or clinical terms to the correct ICD-10 code. Using Y95 indicates that the condition was not present before admission but developed as a complication of medical care, which is critical for clinical documentation and epidemiological tracking. Therefore, ICD-10 code Y95 serves as a precise tool for capturing infections and conditions directly linked to inpatient healthcare delivery.
Clinical Terms
The following clinical terms provide additional context, helping users better understand the clinical background and common associations for each diagnosis listed in this section. Including related terms alongside ICD-10-CM codes supports coders, billers, and healthcare professionals in improving accuracy, enhancing documentation, and facilitating research or patient education.
Aspergillus
A genus of mitosporic fungi containing about 100 species and eleven different teleomorphs in the family Trichocomaceae.
COVID-19
A viral disorder generally characterized by high FEVER; COUGH; DYSPNEA; CHILLS; PERSISTENT TREMOR; MUSCLE PAIN; HEADACHE; SORE THROAT; a new loss of taste and/or smell (see AGEUSIA and ANOSMIA) and other symptoms of a VIRAL PNEUMONIA. A coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 VIRUS, in the genus BETACORONAVIRUS is the causative agent.
COVID-19 Testing
Diagnosis of COVID-19 by assaying bodily fluids or tissues for the presence of COVID-19 antibodies, SARS-COV-2 antigens or the VIRAL RNA of SARS-COV-2.
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Lung infections with the invasive forms of ASPERGILLUS, usually after surgery, transplantation, prolonged NEUTROPENIA or treatment with high-doses of CORTICOSTEROIDS. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis can progress to CHRONIC NECROTIZING PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS or hematogenous spread to other organs.
Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Infections of the respiratory tract with fungi of the genus ASPERGILLUS.
SARS-CoV-2
A species of BETACORONAVIRUS causing atypical respiratory disease (COVID-19) in humans. The organism was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. The natural host is the Chinese intermediate horseshoe bat, RHINOLOPHUS affinis.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
A viral disorder characterized by high FEVER, dry COUGH, shortness of breath (DYSPNEA) or breathing difficulties, and atypical PNEUMONIA. A virus in the genus CORONAVIRUS is the suspected agent.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
A species of CORONAVIRUS causing atypical respiratory disease (SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME) in humans. The organism is believed to have first emerged in Guangdong Province, China, in 2002. The natural host is the Chinese horseshoe bat, RHINOLOPHUS sinicus.
