S30.860A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Insect bite (nonvenomous) of lower back and pelvis, init. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S30.860A became effective on October 1, 2018.
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T07 is the actual diagnosis code to indicate that you are treating multiple bug bites. You may have other diagnosis codes that go with this problem that describe the patient's clinical presentation. Code W57 is an external cause code and as such is not required on the claim in most cases with the exception of L&I or Accident claims.
2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S30.860A. Insect bite (nonvenomous) of lower back and pelvis, initial encounter. S30.860A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Code Name: ICD-10 Code for Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, initial encounter Block: Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64) Excludes 1: Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-) Details: Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, initial encounter
If there are symptoms such as rashes or other injuries, you should code those first. The T codes are just for exposure to, so if a patient has been bitten, the T codes would not be an option as it's more than exposure.
Injuries involving multiple body regions. Approximate Synonyms. Nonvenomous insect bite of multiple sites with infection. Nonvenomous insect bites of multiple sites, with infection. Clinical Information. Physical insults or injuries occurring simultaneously in several parts of the body.
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.
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 ...
W57- Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods includes any and all sites on the body. This code is just to report the external cause though, the circumstances causing an injury, not the injury itself. If there are symptoms such as rashes or other injuries, you should code those first.
The T codes are just for exposure to, so if a patient has been bitten, the T codes would not be an option as it's more than exposure. S codes describe the actual injury that the external cause led to.
No multiple bite code. You have to code for each of the bites and sites. There isn't a code for multiple and L53.8 is a symptom. You can't code for symptoms when a definitive DX is available. Hope this helps.
L53.8 would not be appropriate as that is a symptom of a bug bite and you don't code to the symptoms when there is a definitive DX. You are going to have to code for the bites and sites. if I remember right from someone's post earlier this year, there is no general bug bites all over body DX. I don't think this qualifies as Sequela either.