icd 10 code for allergic reaction to poison ivy

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What is the ICD 10 for contact dermatitis due to poison ivy?

Oct 01, 2021 · 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM) 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No ...

What is the ICD 10 code for allergic reaction?

Contact dermatitis due to plant; Contact dermatitis due to plants; Contact dermatitis due to poison ivy; Contact dermatitis due to poison oak; nettle rash (L50.9); allergy NOS due to pollen (J30.1) ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L25.5. Unspecified contact dermatitis due to …

What is the ICD 10 code for contact dermatitis due to plants?

Oct 01, 2021 · Allergy, unspecified, initial encounter T78.40XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T78.40XA became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T78.40XA - other ...

When to code to accidental exposure to toxic substances?

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L23.7. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index. Poison ivy, oak, sumac or other plant dermatitis (allergic) (contact) (L23.7) Dermatitis (eczematous) + Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM) 692.6

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The ICD code L237 is used to code Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis

Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis (also called Toxicodendron dermatitis and Rhus dermatitis) is the medical name given to allergic rashes produced by the oil urushiol, which is contained in various plants, including the plants of the genus Toxicodendron (including poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac), other plants in the sumac Anacardiaceae family [not verified in body] (mango, pistachio, Rengas tree, Burmese lacquer tree, India marking nut tree, and the shell of the cashew nut), [not verified in body] and unrelated plants such as Ginkgo biloba.

Coding Notes for L23.7 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L23.7 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to plants, except food'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L23.7. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code L23.7 and a single ICD9 code, 692.6 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

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