S80.861AICD-10 Code for Insect bite (nonvenomous), right lower leg, initial encounter- S80. 861A- Codify by AAPC.
860A – Insect Bite (Nonvenomous) of Lower Back and Pelvis, Initial Encounter.
S80.262Insect bite (nonvenomous), left knee The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S80. 262 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S80. 262 - other international versions of ICD-10 S80.
S80.862AICD-10-CM Code for Insect bite (nonvenomous), left lower leg, initial encounter S80. 862A.
9: Fever, unspecified.
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.
Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified lower leg, initial encounter. S80. 869A 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 S80.
ICD-10 code A69. 2 for Lyme disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
ICD-10 Code for Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified- L98. 9- Codify by AAPC.
This method is successful. This time around, “I would code the removal as 10120 [Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple],” says Charles, “as the provider documented that an incision was made to remove the tick.
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 for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified- L08. 9- Codify by AAPC.
A tick is an arthropod. But, the problem with that is, W57.xxxA is an external cause code.
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.
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.