icd 10 code for 616.10

by Prof. Sidney Schaden III 5 min read

vaginitis and vulvovaginitis

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ICD-10 Equivalent of 616.10

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use the following four equivalent ICD-10-CM codes, which are an approximate match to ICD-9 code 616.10:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 616.10

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

Not Valid for Submission

616.10 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of vaginitis and vulvovaginitis, unspecified. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 616.10 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Vaginal problems are some of the most common reasons women go to the doctor. They may have symptoms such as

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

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