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Basics of Elevated Troponin ICD 10 code Elevated troponin levels are a common finding in clinical settings and can indicate damage to the heart muscle. Selecting the appropriate ICD-10 code for this finding is crucial for accurate medical record keeping and billing. This post dives into the three relevant codes and their appropriate use: Different … Read more
Pyelonephritis, a kidney infection, can be a cause for concern. If you’re a healthcare professional or simply curious about medical coding, understanding the relevant ICD-10 codes is essential. This post will decipher the different ICD-10 codes associated with pyelonephritis, including unspecified, chronic, acute with UTI, laterality (side), sepsis association, pregnancy, and more. Understanding ICD-10 Codes: … Read more
A cough is a common symptom that can arise from various causes. If you’re a healthcare professional or simply curious about medical coding, understanding the ICD-10 codes for coughs can be helpful. This post will delve into the different ICD-10 codes associated with coughs, including dry coughs, productive coughs, unspecified coughs, coughs with congestion, and … Read more
Basics about Pregnancy ICD-10 codes Before going ahead to learn about pregnancy code we have to first learn about some the common medical terms used to assign a pregnancy ICD-10 codes. Antepartum – The duration from LNMP / Day of conception till the day before delivery Childbirth – aka labour and delivery is Day of … Read more
Alcohol dependence, also called “alcoholism,” is a chronic disease. Alcohol dependence and abuse affects about 18 million people alone in United states. In general, men are more likely than women to drink excessively. ICD-10-CM includes codes for alcohol use, abuse and dependence. Code categories related to alcohol use are alcohol abuse (F10.1-), alcohol dependence (F10.2-), and unspecified … Read more
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic disease in old age. In medical coding, the diagnosis coding for normal women and pregnant women has separate coding guidelines. This disease has a significant complicating factor in pregnancy. We have learned a lot of Pregnancy ICD and CPT codes, you can find some information about them … Read more
Code Description of CPT code 85730 ((Partial thromboplastin time PTT) 85730 – Thromboplastin time, partial (PTT); plasma or whole blood This exam may be ordered as a partial thromboplastin time or PTT, or as an activated partial thromboplastin time or APTT. The specimen is plasma. The method is automated coagulation instrument. The partial thromboplastin time … Read more
ICD 10 coding guidelines are very important to following in diagnosis coding. Same rule has to be followed for coding procedure codes. Many coders are still have confusion in coding multiple ICD 10 codes in a medical chart because they do not the coding guidelines. In ICD 10, coder have confusion in coding Aftercare and … Read more
We have now almost became familiar with the ICD 10 codes. We all are now familiar with the difference between the ICD 9 and ICD 10 codes. The new diagnosis codes are huge in numbers. The ICD 10 codes are more specific compared to ICD 9 codes. Also, the new terms like Excludes 1 and … Read more
Definition and degree of Burn Burn is an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame. Burn are classified into different degree to code the most specific ICD 10 code. Tissue injury or death caused by heat, flame, chemical, electricity, or radiation; the depth of a burn is measured by degree. To know more specific about … Read more