Your symptoms may provide clues:
To take care of an insect bite or sting that causes a mild reaction:
Symptoms - Insect bites and stings
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S30. 860A 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 S30. 860A became effective on October 1, 2021.
919.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without mention of infection | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, unspecified quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity, initial encounter S31. 109A.
S30.860A860A – Insect Bite (Nonvenomous) of Lower Back and Pelvis, Initial Encounter.
Because the patient presented with bites on hands, arms, legs, and face, code choices would be:910.4 Superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp except eye; Insect bite, nonvenomous, ... 913.4 Superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist; Insect bite, nonvenomous, without mention of infection.More items...•
ICD-10-CM Code for Pruritus, unspecified L29. 9.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.
8-, “other injury of unspecified body region,” or T14. 9-, “injury, unspecified,” because these codes don't describe the location or type of wound. These injury codes require a 7th character to indicate the episode of care.
ICD-10 code L02. 211 for Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .
9: Fever, unspecified.
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 .
T63.441AICD-10 code T63. 441A for Toxic effect of venom of bees, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S30.861 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.
Insect bite (nonvenomous) of lower leg 1 S80.86 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S80.86 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S80.86 - other international versions of ICD-10 S80.86 may differ.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S80.86 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code.
Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, initial encounter 1 V00-Y99#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range V00-Y99#N#External causes of morbidity#N#Note#N#This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88 ). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.#N#External causes of morbidity 2 W50-W64#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range W50-W64#N#Exposure to animate mechanical forces#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants ( T63.-)#N#Exposure to animate mechanical forces 3 W57#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W57#N#Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods#N#2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#contact with venomous insects and arthropods ( T63.2-, T63.3-, T63.4-)#N#Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods
W57.XXXA describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury. This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter ...
S30.861D is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Insect bite (nonvenomous) of abdominal wall, subsequent encounter . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 .
DO NOT include the decimal point when electronically filing claims as it may be rejected. Some clearinghouses may remove it for you but to avoid having a rejected claim due to an invalid ICD-10 code, do not include the decimal point when submitting claims electronically. See also:
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S30.867A became effective on October 1, 2021.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.