A 22 year-old patient status post-surgery developed a postoperative infection. The patient quickly deteriorated and became septic, developed gas gangrene (gas bacillus infection) and went into postprocedural septic shock. With aggressive intravenous antibiotic management, the patient improved. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
[Answered]: A 22 year-old patient status post-surgery…
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