Z87.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z87.2 became effective on October 1, 2020. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z87.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z87.2 may differ.
Rectal abscess
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Peritonsillar abscess
K61.1Abscess of anal and rectal regions ICD-10-CM K61. 1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0): 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc.
L02. 91 - Cutaneous abscess, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.
10061 Incision and drainage of abscess; complicated or multiple.
Ischiorectal abscesses are the next most common type. These abscesses form when suppuration transverses the external anal sphincter into the ischiorectal space. An ischiorectal abscess may traverse the deep postanal space into the contralateral side, forming a so-called horseshoe abscess.
A subcutaneous abscess is a collection of inflammatory cells, usually neutrophils, within the subcutaneous tissue. II. Cellulitis is a diffuse purulent inflammatory reaction within subcutaneous tissues.
Procedure codes 10060 and 10061 represent incision and drainage of an abscess involving the skin, subcutaneous and/or accessory structures.
Abscesses. The first code in the CPT series for incision and drainage, CPT 10060-10061, defines the procedure as “incision and drainage of abscess (carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single and complex or multiple.”
CPT code 10080 is used for a simple incision and drainage with local wound care to facilitate healing. And CPT code 10081 for a complicated incision and drainage which includes placement of a drain or packing with gauze. For percutaneous aspiration of abscess, hematoma, bulla or cyst, procedure code 10160 is used.
Z48. 0 - Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains. ICD-10-CM.
Medical Definition of ischiorectal : of, relating to, or adjacent to both ischium and rectum a pelvic ischiorectal abscess.
The ischioanal fossa (formerly called ischiorectal fossa) is the fat-filled wedge-shaped space located lateral to the anal canal and inferior to the pelvic diaphragm.
The most common cause is a bacterial infection from the anal canal into one of the perirectal spaces. All these bacteria are normally found in the bowel (large intestine) and on skin outside the anal canal.