Pt admitted with high temp, lethargy, hypotension, tachycardia, oliguria, elevated WBC, and has more than 100K organisms of E. coli per cc of urine. Attending phys documents 'urosepsis', so what is the next step for the coder?

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1. Pt admitted with high temp, lethargy, hypotension, tachycardia, oliguria, elevated WBC, and has more than 100K organisms of E. coli per cc of urine. Attending phys documents 'urosepsis', so what is the next step for the coder?