icd 10 code for chiggers

by Prof. Hans Beatty DVM 5 min read

Valid for Submission
ICD-10:B88.0
Short Description:Other acariasis
Long Description:Other acariasis

What is the ICD-10 code for chigger bites?

B88. 0 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 B88. 0 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is the ICD-10 for insect bite?

S30.860A
ICD-Code S30. 860A is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Insect Bite (Nonvenomous) of Lower Back and Pelvis, Initial Encounter. Its corresponding ICD-9 code is 911.4. Code S30.

What is the ICD-10 code for multiple insect bites?

919.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without mention of infection | ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD-10 code for scabies?

ICD-10 code: B86 Scabies | gesund.bund.de.

How do you bill for insect bites?

You can also report an external cause code to indicate bug bites (e.g., W57. XXXA, “ Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthro- pods, initial encounter”).

What is the ICD-10 code for skin infection?

ICD-10 code: L08. 9 Local infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified.

Is tick bite venomous or nonvenomous?

Ticks are rarely considered as venomous animals despite that tick saliva contains several protein families present in venomous taxa and that many Ixodida genera can induce paralysis and other types of toxicoses.

How do you code bed bug bites?

Because the patient presented with bites on hands, arms, legs, and face, code choices would be:
  1. 910.4 Superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp except eye; Insect bite, nonvenomous, ...
  2. 913.4 Superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist; Insect bite, nonvenomous, without mention of infection.
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What is the ICD-10 code for dog bite?

W54.0XXA
ICD-Code W54. 0XXA is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Bitten by Dog, Initial Encounter.

What is the ICD-10 code for itching?

L29. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is the ICD-10 code for loose stools?

ICD-10 code R19. 7 for Diarrhea, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

What is the ICD-10 code for tinea corporis?

ICD-10 code: B35. 4 Tinea corporis | gesund.bund.de.

What does "Excludes 2" mean?

A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here.". Scabies - instead, use Code B86.

What is inclusion term?

Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar.

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