icd-10 code for body fluid exposure

by Linda Kautzer DDS 10 min read

Z77.21

What is the ICD 10 code for exposure to hazardous fluids?

Contact with and (suspected) exposure to potentially hazardous body fluids. Z77.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Z77.21 became effective on October 1, 2018.

What is the ICD 10 code for abnormal findings in fluids?

Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code R88.8 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 R88.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.

What is the ICD 10 code for seminal fluid exposure?

The ICD-10-CM code Z77.21 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like exposure to blood and/or body fluid or exposure to body fluid due to accidental needle stick injury or history of exposure to hazardous bodily fluids or seminal fluid-induced anaphylaxis.

What is the ICD 10 code for exposure to unspecified risk?

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z57.9. Occupational exposure to unspecified risk factor. Z57.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

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What does it mean to have exposure to body fluid?

Exposure is an injury that involves direct skin contact with a body fluid, and with compromised skin integrity. The source and the person who was exposed both need to be managed. All health services must have their own infection prevention and control procedures for exposure incidents.

What is the ICD-10 code for fluid retention and edema?

ICD-10-CM Code for Fluid overload, unspecified E87. 70.

What is the ICD-10 code for hydration?

ICD-10-CM Code for Dehydration E86. 0.

What is diagnosis code z13?

Screening is the testing for disease or disease precursors in asymptomatic individuals so that early detection and treatment can be provided for those who test positive for the disease.

What is the ICD-10 code for swelling?

ICD-10-CM Code for Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified R22. 9.

How do you code lower extremity edema?

ICD-10 Code for Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb, bilateral- R22. 43- Codify by AAPC.

Is dehydration a billable diagnosis?

E86. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is J7040 used for?

HCPCS code J7040 for Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml=1 unit) as maintained by CMS falls under Drugs, Administered by Injection .

What is J7120 used for?

HCPCS code J7120 for Ringers lactate infusion, up to 1000 cc as maintained by CMS falls under Drugs, Administered by Injection .

What does code Z12 11 mean?

A screening colonoscopy should be reported with the following International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10) codes: Z12. 11: Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of the colon. Z80. 0: Family history of malignant neoplasm of digestive organs.

What does code Z12 31 mean?

For example, Z12. 31 (Encounter for screening mammogram for malignant neoplasm of breast) is the correct code to use when you are ordering a routine mammogram for a patient.

What is diagnosis code Z0189?

Encounter for other specified special examinationsZ0189 - ICD 10 Diagnosis Code - Encounter for other specified special examinations - Market Size, Prevalence, Incidence, Quality Outcomes, Top Hospitals & Physicians.

What is the ICD-10 code for screening mammogram?

Z12. 31, Encounter for screening mammogram for malignant neoplasm of breast, is the primary diagnosis code assigned for a screening mammogram. If the mammogram is diagnostic, the ICD-10-CM code assigned is the reason the diagnostic mammogram was performed.

What is the ICD-10 code for osteoporosis screening?

Z13. 820 Encounter for screening for osteoporosis - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.

What is the ICD-10 code for annual physical exam?

Z00.00The adult annual exam codes are as follows: Z00. 00, Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings, Z00.

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code (s). The following references for the code Z77.21 are found in the index:

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

Convert Z77.21 to ICD-9 Code

The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code Z77.21 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Information for Patients

Every year, lives are lost because of the spread of infections in hospitals. Health care workers can take steps to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. These steps are part of infection control.

What is the ICd 10 code for occupational exposure?

Occupational exposure to unspecified risk factor 1 Z57.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z57.9 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z57.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z57.9 may differ.

What is a Z00-Z99?

Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:

The ICD code W46 is used to code Needlestick injury

Established within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Surveillance System for Healthcare Workers (NaSH) defines a percutaneous injury, or needle-stick injury (NSI), as penetration of skin resulting from a needle or other sharp object, which prior to the exposure was in contact with blood, tissue, or other body fluid.

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 W46.1XXA and a single ICD9 code, E920.5 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

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