A 7-year-old girl was admitted for dehydration due to gastroenteritis. The patie

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A 7-year-old girl was admitted for dehydration due to gastroenteritis. The patient had been seen in the pediatrician's office and was treated for the gastroenteritis, but the patient's family brought her to the emergency department when she became increasingly lethargic and weak. Intravenous fluids were administered for rehydration, and the patient was admitted for treatment of the dehydration. During the two-day hospital stay, the patient's gastroenteritis was also treated, but the focus of her treatment was to correct her dehydrated status. The final diagnosis was documented as dehydration with noninfectious gastroenteritis. Code 2 medical codes for diagnosis for this scenario. A 7-year-old girl was admitted for dehydration due to gastroenteritis. The patient had been seen in the pediatrician's office and was treated for the gastroenteritis, but the patient's family brought her to the emergency department when she became increasingly lethargic and weak. Intravenous fluids were administered for rehydration, and the patient was admitted for treatment of the dehydration. During the two-day hospital stay, the patient's gastroenteritis was also treated, but the focus of her treatment was to correct her dehydrated status. The final diagnosis was documented as dehydration with noninfectious gastroenteritis. Code 2 medical codes for diagnosis for this scenario.

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Gastro enteritis is the inflammation of the lining of the gastro walls

The code used for denoting non infectious gastro enteritis is 558.9

The code K52.9 is effective from 1 October 2017 for non infectious gastro enteritis.

Dehydration have resulted due to gastro enteritis problem

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