ICD-10 code T70.4 for Effects of high-pressure fluids is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes . Subscribe to Codify and get the code details in a flash.
T70.4 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for Effects of high-pressure fluids. It should not be used for HIPAA-covered transactions as a more specific code is available to choose from below. Injection, traumatic jet (air) (industrial) (water) (paint or dye)
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 T70.4 are found in the index: - Effect, adverse - high pressure fluids - T70.4 - Injection, traumatic jet (air) (industrial) (water) (paint or dye) - T70.4
Sep 03, 2019 · ICD-10-CM Changes: Effective Oct. 1, 2019. Beginning in October, Deep Tissue Pressure Injury will no longer be coded as an Unstageable Pressure Ulcer. Instead, ICD-10-CM has expanded Category L89, Pressure Ulcer to include Pressure-induced Deep Tissue Damage.
ICD-10: | Z51.89 |
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Short Description: | Encounter for other specified aftercare |
Long Description: | Encounter for other specified aftercare |
The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters. ICD-10: T70.4. Short Description:
T70.4 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of effects of high-pressure fluids. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
A pressure injury is now described as “localized damage to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue, usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or another device.”. The injury can present as intact skin or an open ulcer and may be painful.
If a patient is admitted to an inpatient hospital with a pressure ulcer at one stage and it progresses to a higher stage, two separate codes should be assigned: one code for the site and stage of the ulcer on admission and a second code for the same ulcer site and the highest stage reported during the stay.
High pressure injection injuries of paint, sand, lubricating fluid and other materials are uncommon, but important because they are also on the list of injuries missed in the accident ward.
The injected material is not sterile, and prophylactic antibiotic treatment is indicated. Pressure injection injuries presenting with poor perfusion may be treated with primary amputation. Injection of pressurized aerosol flurocarbon liquids such as used in refrigerants may additionally result in deep frostbite injury.