Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter Accidental needle stick; Accidental needle stick injury ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W46.1XXA [convert to ICD-9-CM] Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W46.1XXA [convert to ICD-9-CM] Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, init encntr; Accidental needle stick with exposure to body fluids; Open wound by needle stick, with body fluid exposure ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W46.0
2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z77.21. Contact with and (suspected) exposure to potentially hazardous body fluids. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. Z77.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. | ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016. W46.1XXA is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter.
Z77.21ICD-10 Code for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to potentially hazardous body fluids- Z77. 21- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 code S61. 239A for Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Code Z13. 89, encounter for screening for other disorder, is the ICD-10 code for depression screening.
Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM L98. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L98.
Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter. W46. 1XXA 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 W46.
Injury, unspecified ICD-10-CM T14. 90XA is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0): 913 Traumatic injury with mcc. 914 Traumatic injury without mcc.
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39 (Encounter for other screening for malignant neoplasm of breast). Z12. 39 is the correct code to use when employing any other breast cancer screening technique (besides mammogram) and is generally used with breast MRIs.
Brief emotional/behavioral assessmentCPT Code 96127 may be used to report behavioral assessments in children and adolescents. CPT code description (AMA published) definition: Brief emotional/behavioral assessment with scoring and documentation, per standardized instrument.
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Z48. 0 - Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains | ICD-10-CM.
9: Soft tissue disorder, unspecified.
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 Z77.21 are found in the index:
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code Z77.21 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Every year, lives are lost because of the spread of infections in hospitals. Health care workers can take steps to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. These steps are part of infection control.
The ICD code W46 is used to code Needlestick injury. Established within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Surveillance System for Healthcare Workers (NaSH) defines a percutaneous injury, or needle-stick injury (NSI), as penetration of skin resulting from a needle or other sharp object, ...
W46.1XXA is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
Though the acute physiological effects of a needle-stick injury are generally negligible, the efficiency with which these devices transmit blood-bor ne diseases place those exposed to occupational NSI at increased risk of contracting infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z77.21 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
I code 883.0 with the correct E-codes and if it is stated the person was exposed to body fluids I also code V15.85.
Assuming they were stuck in the hand or finger, you would use either 882.0 ir 882.3 primary with the E code secondary.
You are correct it is not appropriate to use a code for an open wound for a puncture wound. therfore barring any code for puncture wound the 959.5 would be the first listed. Unless it is documented that there has been exposure to body fluids do not use the V15.85. Use screening V codes for the tests.
Needle stick#N#One might consider using the 'V' exposure code if only laboratory testing for communicable diseases. If treating the puncture, one might consider using the open wound depending on depth. If only an abrasion, that could be used to. You would have exposure to diseases even if you don't actively see 'fluids' in a puncture if the skin is broken .