icd 10 code for elevated uric acid

by Elinor Weimann 8 min read

ICD-10-CM Code for Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease E79. 0.

Which Meds lower and raise uric acid levels?

  • Drug-induced-hyperuricaemia and gout present an emergent and increasingly prevalent problem in clinical practice.
  • Drugs raise serum uric acid level by increasing uric acid reabsorption and/or decreasing uric acid secretion in gout.
  • Adequate hydration and routine uric acid level monitoring should be encouraged for drugs known to induce hyperuricaemia.

What foods have high uric acid content?

List of Foods High in Uric Acid

  • Meat - Out of all foods that are high in purines, meat is ranked the highest. ...
  • Seafood - Seafood should be avoided as this too contains high purine levels. ...
  • Vegetables - Although certain vegetables are high in purines, making them on the list of high uric acid foods, they are not as high as that in organ meats and ...

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What is the best medicine for high uric acid?

Your doctor may recommend one of these medicines that you can't get over the counter:

  • Allopurinol (Aloprim, Zyloprim) reduces uric acid production.
  • Colchicine (Colcrys, Mitigare) reduces inflammation.
  • Febuxostat ( Uloric) reduces uric acid production.
  • Indomethacin (Indocin, Tivorbex) is a stronger NSAID pain reliever.
  • Lesinurad (Zurampic) helps your body get rid of uric acid when you pee.
  • Pegloticase ( Krystexxa) breaks down uric acid.

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What causes excess uric acid?

what causes high uric acid levels in the body?

  • primary hyperuricemia
  • Increased production of uric acid from purines
  • Your kidneys can’t get rid of the uric acid in your blood, which causes their levels to rise.
  • secondary hyperuricemia

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M10. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

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9: Fever, unspecified.

What is R79 89 code?

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The ICD code E790 is used to code Hyperuricemia

Hyperuricemia is an abnormally high level of uric acid in the blood. In the pH conditions of body fluid, uric acid exists largely as urate, the ion form.

Coding Notes for E79.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E79.0 - Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code E79.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

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 E79.0 and a single ICD9 code, 790.6 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

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