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.
Open bite of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter. S11.95XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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.
Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right front wall of thorax, initial encounter 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code S20.361A 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 r frnt wl of thorax, init
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.”
860A – Insect Bite (Nonvenomous) of Lower Back and Pelvis, Initial Encounter.
919.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without mention of infection | ICD-10-CM.
Code M54. 2 is the diagnosis code used for Cervicalgia (Neck Pain).
9: Fever, unspecified.
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.
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 .
ICD-10-CM Code for Pruritus, unspecified L29. 9.
1: Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck.
ICD-10 code G89. 29 for Other chronic pain is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .
Cervicalgia is a general term for any sort of pain that is localized in the neck and not radiating out to other parts of the body. Cervicalgia is a very common condition. About two thirds of all people will have neck pain at some point in their lives.
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.