Recommendations for the classification of HIV associated neuromanifestations in the German DRG system
Evers, S.; Fiori, W.; Brockmeyer, N.; Arendt, G.; Husstedt, I.-W.
European Journal of Medical Research 10(9): 378-380
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0949-2321 PMID: 16183549 Document Number: 587845
HIV associated neuromanifestations are of growing importance in the in-patient treatment of HIV infected patients. In Germany, all in-patients have to be coded according to the ICD-10 classification and the German DRG-system. We present recommendations how to code the different primary and secondary neuromanifestations of HIV infection. These recommendations are based on the commentary of the German DRG procedures and are aimed to establish uniform coding of neuromanifestations.