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T81.31 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T81.31. Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code. Applicable To Dehiscence of operation wound NOS. Disruption of operation wound NOS. Disruption or dehiscence of closure of cornea. Disruption or dehiscence of closure of mucosa.
Permanent correction of recurring ingrown toenail by nail resection or wedge excision of the nail lip should be billed with CPT code 11750 or 11765 and not as an incision and drainage. Partial or complete avulsion of the toenail is a common treatment for paronychia in association with an ingrown nail.
Procedure codes 10060 and 10061 represent incision and drainage of an abscess involving the skin, subcutaneous and/or accessory structures.
CPT code 10080 is used for a simple incision and drainage with local wound care to facilitate healing. And CPT code 10081 for a complicated incision and drainage which includes placement of a drain or packing with gauze. For percutaneous aspiration of abscess, hematoma, bulla or cyst, procedure code 10160 is used.
ICD-10 Code for Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter- T81. 31XA- Codify by AAPC.
No to both questions. CPT code 10060 includes incision and drainage, and you stated no incision was made. CPT code 10160 includes puncture and aspiration, and you stated no aspiration was made. The puncture as indicated in your scenario above would be part of the E/M service performed for the patient at that encounter.
In this case, the correct code is 10061, “Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); complicated or multiple” because packing the wound adds complexity.
The difference between a simple and complicated I&D is that a complicated I&D contains: Multiple incisions. Drain placements. Probing to break up loculations.
Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter. T81. 31XA 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 T81.
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound is a topic covered in the ICD-10-CM.
Wound dehiscence under the ICD-10-CM is coded T81. 3 which exclusively pertains to disruption of a wound not elsewhere classified. The purpose of this distinction is to rule out other potential wound-related complications that are categorized elsewhere in the ICD-10-CM.
Group 1CodeDescription10081INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF PILONIDAL CYST; COMPLICATED10140INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF HEMATOMA, SEROMA OR FLUID COLLECTION10160PUNCTURE ASPIRATION OF ABSCESS, HEMATOMA, BULLA, OR CYST10180INCISION AND DRAINAGE, COMPLEX, POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION3 more rows
Description. 10160. Puncture aspiration of abscess, hematoma, bulla, or cyst.
(CPT code 26010) – Tell the location of the human anatomy, as well as what procedure is done. This is more appropriate to use, because of a more significant code. You also, can add one of the modifiers FA thru F9 for hand. (CPT code 10060) – Only tell what procedure is being done.