respiratory organs (bronchial washings) (nasal secretions) (pleural fluid) (sputum) R84.9 specified type NEC R84.8 Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent. J70.9 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 J70.9 became effective on October 1, 2019.
The chapter includes the following sections: J30–J39, Other diseases of upper respiratory infections J80–J84, Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium J85–J86, Suppurative and necrotic conditions of the lower respiratory tract
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R84.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 R84.8 may differ. This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
dry mouth NOS ( ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R68.2. Dry mouth, unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. Type 1 Excludes dry mouth due to dehydration (E86.0) dry mouth due to sicca syndrome [Sjögren] (M35.0-) salivary gland hyposecretion (K11.7) R68.2)
ICD-10 code R09. 3 for Abnormal sputum is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
R09. 3 - Abnormal sputum | ICD-10-CM.
496 - Chronic airway obstruction, not elsewhere classified. ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 code J06. 9 for Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .
R09. 89 - Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems | ICD-10-CM.
R09. 82 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 R09. 82 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The airway starts from the nostrils and continues until the lungs. There are several conditions that can result in blockages or an obstruction in the airway. This is the compromised airway.
ICD-10 code R09. 89 for Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
If you insert a tube from the outside to the inside to open up the upper airways and the patient doesn't need supplemental oxygen or increased ventilation, then that is airway protection.
J06. 9 - Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified. ICD-10-CM.
Mucus plugging is classified as a foreign body as it is foreign to the respiratory tract. Please note that in Sixth edition the external cause code for mucus plugging would be W80. 8 Other specified object.
Viral URTI should be coded: J06. 9 Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified B97.