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The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index is designed to allow medical coders to look up various medical terms and connect them with the appropriate ICD codes. There are 3 terms under the parent term 'Hyperbilirubinemia' in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index . Hyperbilirubinemia. constitutional E80.6.
A clinical manifestation of hyperbilirubinemia, characterized by the yellowish staining of the skin; mucous membrane; and sclera. Clinical jaundice usually is a sign of liver dysfunction. A condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become yellow, urine darkens, and the color of stool becomes lighter than normal.
Obstruction of bile duct 1 K83.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K83.1 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K83.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 K83.1 may differ.
Unspecified jaundice. Jaundice; neonatal jaundice (P55, P57-P59) ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R17. R17 Unspecified jaundice. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G91.1 [convert to ICD-9-CM] Obstructive hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus, obstructive. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G91.1. Obstructive hydrocephalus.
Note: Obstructive jaundice should be coded to obstruction of bile duct K83.1
There are 4 categories of codes for newborn jaundice as per the cause – P55 (hemolytic disease), P57 (kernicterus), P58 (due to other hemolytic reasons) and P59 (Neonatal jaundice from other specified causes)
This is more than the liver capacity. Causes of prehepatic jaundice are thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, autoimmune disease and transfusion
Common symptoms of jaundice are yellow skin and white of eyes, dark coloured body fluids ( urine and stool). If jaundice along with severe abdominal pain, blood vomit, blood in stool, change in mental function, fever or tendency to bleed easily are cause of concern.
Note: Hyperbilirubinemia in new born should be coded as jaundice new born as per ICD-10 CM manual index list.