Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right shoulder, subsequent encounter. S40.261D is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S40.261D became effective on October 1, 2018.
S40.262A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left shoulder, init encntr. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S40.262A became effective on October 1, 2019.
Someone helpful has changed the ICD-10 definition to include the word tick, although the ICD-10 definition is “Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, initial encounter.” A tick is an arthropod. But, the problem with that is, W57.xxxA is an external cause code.
Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left upper arm, initial encounter. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code. S40.862A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left upper arm, init encntr.
The first code should be an S code that describes the location of the bite, such as S70.362A “Insect bite (nonvenomous), left thigh, initial encounter.” So, it isn’t that it is difficult to code for a tick bite, it’s that there are two steps and the super easy, quick search leads providers astray.
The first code should be an S code that describes the location of the bite, such as S70. 362A “Insect bite (nonvenomous), left thigh, initial encounter.”
S50.861ICD-10 Code for Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right forearm- S50. 861- Codify by AAPC.
S50.862AICD-10 Code for Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left forearm, initial encounter- S50. 862A- Codify by AAPC.
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.
ICD-10 code A69. 2 for Lyme disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
W54.0XXAICD-10-CM Code for Bitten by dog, initial encounter W54. 0XXA.
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-CM Code for Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified L98. 9.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified multiple injuries T07.
In the ICD-10 Index, erythema migrans is linked to A26. 0 for cutaneous erysipeloid which seems to be another specific type of bacterial infection.
A tick is an arthropod. But, the problem with that is, W57.xxxA is an external cause code.
A tick is an arthropod. But, the problem with that is, W57.xxxA is an external cause code. It may not be submitted in the first position on the claim form, and often it is the only code selected by the provider.
The external cause code for the bite cannot be used as a primary diagnosis, and Z11.8 is not correct because the patient is not asymptomatic and this encounter would not meet the definition of a screening.
However you have to go by what best represents what the provider is documenting. Also, I'd just add that a tick is an arthropod and not an insect, so an insect bite code it is technically not correct - if the provider is documenting treating a tick bite, I would use the 'other superficial bite' codes for this.