icd 10 code for mutyh gene mutation

by Eldon Lesch 8 min read

What is the ICd 10 code for a neoplasm?

Z15.09 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of genetic susceptibility to other malignant neoplasm. The code Z15.09 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code Z15.09 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like bap1 tumor predisposition syndrome, dicer1 syndrome, familial cutaneous telangiectasia and oropharyngeal cancer predisposition syndrome, genetic susceptibility to cancer, hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome , hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer gene mutation positive, etc. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.#N#The code Z15.09 describes a circumstance which influences the patient's health status but not a current illness or injury. The code is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.

Is Z15.09 a POA?

Z15.09 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here.

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