Oct 17, 2019 · For patients documented with electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI), assign the code for the specific condition, such as: • J68.0, Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors; includes
• There is no code for past history of tobacco use, only a code for past history of tobacco dependence • Electronic cigarettes are battery-powered vaporizer devices that turn liquid nicotine into a vapor that can be inhaled. ICD-10 refers us to nicotine – see tobacco. F17.2 Nicotine dependence Category F17.20 is used to identify unspecified
For patients documented with electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI), assign the code for the specific condition, such as: • J68.0, Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors; includes chemical pneumonitis
It also reveals that “new codes that are intended to address additional detail regarding use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products will be presented at the March 2020 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting.” If the new codes are adopted, watch for changes to the vaping coding guidelines, as well.
Effective with 4/1/2020 discharges, ICD-10-CM code U07. 0 is used to report vaping -related disorders. ICD-10-CM code U07. 0 (vaping related disorder) should be used when documentation supports that the patient has a lung-related disorder from vaping.Apr 1, 2020
U07. 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 U07.
Z72. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Although for regulatory purposes e-cigarettes are classified as “tobacco products,” they do not contain tobacco or produce the same toxic combustion products, like tar, that cause lung cancer and other diseases in users and people exposed to secondhand smoke.Jan 7, 2020
F17. 211 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, in remission. F17. 220 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, uncomplicated.Sep 9, 2019
KMA Resource Guide.ICD-10 Coding for Tobacco Use/Abuse/Dependence.Category F17.21 is used to identify nicotine.dependence with cigarettes.Category F17.22 is used to identify nicotine.dependence with chewing tobacco.Category F17.29 is used to identify nicotine.dependence with other tobacco products.Jan 11, 2016
ICD-10 Codes for Nicotine DependenceF17.20- Nicotine dependence, unspecified.F17.200 Nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicated.F17.201 Nicotine dependence, unspecified, in remission.F17.203 Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with withdrawal.More items...•May 31, 2019
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Documentation Tips Supporting Diagnostic Codes for instance, instead of documenting “current smoker” or “smokes 1PPD,” it is recommended that the clinician document “Smokes 1 PPD cigarettes without complications” or “Smokes 1 PPD cigarettes with nicotine-induced COPD.”
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Most e-cigarettes consist of four different components, including:a cartridge or reservoir or pod, which holds a liquid solution (e-liquid or e-juice) containing varying amounts of nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals.a heating element (atomizer)a power source (usually a battery)More items...•Jan 8, 2020
Thousands of cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) have been reported from across the U.S. to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
EVALI is not the only reason you may see a patient in relation to e-cigarettes or vaping. Toxicity from acute nicotine exposure is another issue that physicians have encountered. For instance, patients may have swallowed or breathed in e-cigarette liquid. Absorption through the skin or eyes is also possible.
For patients documented with electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI), assign the code for the specific condition, such as:
Acute nicotine exposure can be toxic. Children and adults have been poisoned by swallowing, breathing, or absorbing e-cigarette liquid through their skin or eyes. For these patients assign code:
For patients with documented substance use/abuse/dependence, additional codes identifying the substance (s) used should be assigned.
For patients presenting with any signs/symptoms (such as fever, etc.) and where a definitive diagnosis has not been established, assign the appropriate code (s) for each of the presenting signs and symptoms such as: