The ICD-10-CM is a catalog of diagnosis codes used by medical professionals for medical coding and reporting in health care settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
Why ICD-10 codes are important
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.
SKIN TEARS • Traumatic wounds are the most common down coded diagnosis • Skin tears can be considered traumatic wounds or superficial injuries. • Category 2 skin tears can either be coded as superficial injuries or trauma wounds depending on complicating factors. “Details rest in the documentation” 44
ICD-10 code B35 for Dermatophytosis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
ICD-10-CM Code for Tinea corporis B35. 4.
6: Tinea inguinalis [Tinea cruris]
ICD-10 Code for Tinea cruris- B35. 6- Codify by AAPC.
9: Dermatophytosis, unspecified.
B37. 2 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 B37.
ICD-10 code L20. 9 for Atopic dermatitis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .
Jock itch (tinea cruris) is a fungal infection that causes a red and itchy rash in warm and moist areas of the body. The rash often affects the groin and inner thighs and may be shaped like a ring. Jock itch gets its name because it's common in athletes. It's also common in people who sweat a lot or who are overweight.
ICD-10 code R21 for Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
The note in ICD-10 under codes B95-B97 states that 'these categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in disease classified elsewhere', so you would not use B96. 81 as a primary diagnosis, but as an additional code with the disease listed first.
Our physicians have used IDC-10 code F07. 81 as the primary diagnosis for patients presenting with post concussion syndrome.
ICD-10-CM Code for Pruritus, unspecified L29. 9.
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs ( Z16.-) hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust ( J67.-) A disease of the scalp that may affect the glabrous skin and the nails and is recognized by the concave sulfur-yellow crusts that form around loose, wiry hairs.
Clinical Information. A disease of the scalp that may affect the glabrous skin and the nails and is recognized by the concave sulfur-yellow crusts that form around loose, wiry hairs. Atrophy ensues, leaving a smooth, glossy, thin, paper-white patch. This type of disease is rare in the United States ...
This type of disease is rare in the United States and more frequently seen in the middle east, africa, southeastern europe, and other countries bordering the mediterranean sea.
Dermatophytosis. B35 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM B35 became effective on October 1, 2020. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B35 - other international versions of ICD-10 B35 may differ.
A dermatomycosis is a skin disease caused by a fungus. This excludes dermatophytosis.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B35. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.