Check the “Venom” entry in the ICD-10-CM Table of Drugs and Chemicals to see more options. For a nonvenomous spider bite, the index points you to “Bite, by site, superficial, insect” (which you may not expect because spiders aren’t insects).
Tip: Coding for a nonvenomous insect bite is not the same as coding for a venomous spider bite, which you’ll report using a code from T63.3- Toxic effect of venom of spider. Check the “Venom” entry in the ICD-10-CM Table of Drugs and Chemicals to see more options.
Check the “Venom” entry in the ICD-10-CM Table of Drugs and Chemicals to see more options. For a nonvenomous spider bite, the index points you to “Bite, by site, superficial, insect” (which you may not expect because spiders aren’t insects). Summer clothing and outdoor adventures may add up to increased contact with rash-causing plants.
S30.860AICD-Code S30. 860A is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Insect Bite (Nonvenomous) of Lower Back and Pelvis, Initial Encounter. Its corresponding ICD-9 code is 911.4.
919.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without mention of infection | ICD-10-CM.
Code W57. XXX- (A, D, or S), bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, is an external cause code used to describe the cause of an injury or other health condition.
S80. 862A - Insect bite (nonvenomous), left lower leg [initial encounter] | ICD-10-CM.
Toxic effect of unspecified spider venom, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter. T63. 301A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Ticks are rarely considered as venomous animals despite that tick saliva contains several protein families present in venomous taxa and that many Ixodida genera can induce paralysis and other types of toxicoses.
9: Fever, unspecified.
ICD-10 Code for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified- L08. 9- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 code R21 for Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
ICD-10 code M79. 604 for Pain in right leg is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
ICD-10 code L03. 90 for Cellulitis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .
ICD-10 code A69. 2 for Lyme disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S40.86 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable ( Z18.-)
When a patient presents with an insect bite or spider bite, you have a few issues to consider before you choose your final code. You’ll find the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries is a smart place to start your search. The index entry for “Bite (s) (animal) (human)” has many subentries based on site, such as ankle.
Summer clothing and outdoor adventures may add up to increased contact with rash-causing plants. The ICD-10-CM index points you to L23.7 Allergic contact dermatitis due to plants, except food for poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac dermatitis. Watch for: In some cases, the dermatitis may spread and cause significant issues like skin infections.
The ICD-10-CM index has a long list of subentries under “Heat (effects).” Most of them fall under T67.- Effects of heat and light, but there are a few exceptions.