For renal or ureteral stones treated by laser lithotripsy, use 52325 (Cystourethroscopy [including ureteral catheterization]; with fragmentation of ureteral calculus [e.g., ultrasonic or electro-hydraulic technique]) or 52353 (Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy; with lithotripsy [ureteral catheterization is included]) as per clinical circumstance.
What is the ICD 10 code for kidney stones? Calculus of kidney. N20. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM N20.
It depends on the type of lithotripsy he did. If he did an ESWL then he's correct and the code would be 50590. If he did an laser lithotripsy, then your code 52353 would be correct. So, I think you would have to go to the documentation.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM N20.0 became effective on October 1, 2020. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N20.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 N20.0 may differ. A disorder characterized by the formation of crystals in the pelvis of the kidney.
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q27.1 [convert to ICD-9-CM] Congenital renal artery stenosis. Congenital left renal artery stenosis; Congenital right renal artery stenosis; Congenital stenosis of left renal artery; Congenital stenosis of right renal artery.
98.51 Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy [ESWL] of the kidney, ureter and/or bladder.
ICD-10 code N20. 0 for Calculus of kidney is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the genitourinary system .
Calculus of kidney and ureter.
89 Other specified disorders of kidney and ureter.
What is lithotripsy?Ultrasonic lithotripsy. ... Electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) ... Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
Lithotripsy treats kidney stones by sending focused ultrasonic energy or shock waves directly to the stone first located with fluoroscopy (a type of X-ray “movie”) or ultrasound (high frequency sound waves). The shock waves break a large stone into smaller stones that will pass through the urinary system.
Personal history of urinary calculi Z87. 442 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 Z87. 442 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Coding for Kidney Stones. Stone in kidney. Unspecified site of urinary system — 592.9.
N20. 1 - Calculus of ureter | ICD-10-CM.
Caliectasis is a condition that affects the calyces in your kidneys. Your calyces are where urine collection begins. Each kidney has 6 to 10 calyces. They're on the outer edges of your kidneys. With caliectasis, the calyces become dilated and swollen with extra fluid.
A urinoma is a mass formed by encapsulated extravasated urine. It may follow closed renal injury, surgical operation or arise spontaneously in the presence of obstruction. The essential factors are continued renal function, rupture of the collecting system and distal obstruction.
N28. 89 - Other specified disorders of kidney and ureter | ICD-10-CM.
You can code 50590 for either one, the kidney or the ureter; the difference is on the dx for the ureter you would use 592.1...that how we code it in our ASC...#N#hope this helps
Lithotripsy#N#I believe your diagnosis is correct, as to refer to the ureter, and not the kidneys. Depending on what documentation physician has recorded in the record, might shed more light on the Dx.