Open bite, left foot, initial encounter 1 S91.352A 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 S91.352A became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S91.352A - other international versions of ICD-10 S91.352A may differ.
Coding Tick Bites ICD-10-CM classifies bites under Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88). Documentation requirements for injuries include the site of injury, as well as the cause. Depending on the payer, a location and activity at the time of injury may also be necessary.
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.
ICD-10-CM classifies bites under Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88). Documentation requirements for injuries include the site of injury, as well as the cause. Depending on the payer, a location and activity at the time of injury may also be necessary.
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.”
S80.862AICD-10-CM Code for Insect bite (nonvenomous), left lower leg, initial encounter S80. 862A.
919.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without mention of infection | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified open wound, left foot, initial encounter- S91. 302A- Codify by AAPC.
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.
9: Fever, unspecified.
860A – Insect Bite (Nonvenomous) of Lower Back and Pelvis, Initial Encounter.
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.
ICD-10 code A69. 2 for Lyme disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
Unspecified open wound, unspecified foot, initial encounter S91. 309A 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 S91. 309A became effective on October 1, 2021.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.
Routine foot care, removal and/or trimming of corns, calluses and/or nails, and preventive maintenance in specific medical conditions (procedure code S0390), is considered a non-covered service.
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.