When painful signs and symptoms occur, they may include:
Bilateral weakness refers to weakness that occurs on both sides of the body, generally in either both arms or both legs. It can also be presented as weakness affecting all extremities, meaning both arms and both legs simultaneously. This is a relatively rare condition, as most neurological disorders typically begin with weakness on one side of ...
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Bilateral lower leg pain is pain in both legs, anywhere between the knees and the ankles. According to MayoClinic.com, leg pain can manifest anywhere from the hips to the ankles, and it may be caused by structures or tissues in other parts of the body, such as the lower back or feet 1.The lower leg is the area between the knees and the ankles.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified open wound, left lower leg, initial encounter S81. 802A.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified multiple injuries- T07- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 Code for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of unspecified lower leg with unspecified severity- L97. 909- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified open wound, right lower leg, initial encounter S81. 801A.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.
2015/16 ICD-10-CM T14. 8 Other injury of unspecified body region.
499: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with unspecified severity.
2. A non-healing wound, such as an ulcer, is not coded with an injury code beginning with the letter S. Four common codes are L97-, “non-pressure ulcers”; L89-, “pressure ulcers”; I83-, “varicose veins with ulcers”; and I70.
Abstract. Chronic leg ulcer is defined as a defect in the skin below the level of knee persisting for more than six weeks and shows no tendency to heal after three or more months. Chronic ulceration of the lower legs is a relatively common condition amongst adults, one that causes pain and social distress.
S81. 802A - Unspecified open wound, left lower leg [initial encounter] | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 code M79. 604 for Pain in right leg is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
ICD-10 Code for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified- L08. 9- Codify by AAPC.
Unspecified open wound of lower leg 1 S81.80 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S81.80 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S81.80 - other international versions of ICD-10 S81.80 may differ.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes. birth trauma ( P10-P15)