Asherman's syndrome (AS) or Fritsch syndrome, is a condition characterized by adhesions and/or fibrosis of the endometrium particularly but can also affect the myometrium. It is often associated with dilation and curettage of the intrauterine cavity.
DRG Group #742-743 - Uterine and adnexa procedure for non-malignancy with CC or MCC.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code N85.6. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 621.5 was previously used, N85.6 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code (s). The following references for the code N85.6 are found in the index:
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The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
GYNATRESIA-. absence of a normal opening in the lumen of the female genital tract from the fallopian tubes to the vagina. this anomaly may be congenital or acquired due to injuries diseases or tissue adhesions.
The uterus, or womb, is the place where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. The first sign of a problem with the uterus may be bleeding between periods or after sex. Causes can include hormones, thyroid problems, fibroids, polyps, cancer, infection, or pregnancy.
The Pregnancy ICD 10 code belong to the Chapter 15 – Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium of the ICD-10-CM and these codes take sequencing priority over all the other chapter codes.
Ectopic pregnancy (Code range- O00.00 – O00.91) – This is a potentially life-threatening condition in which the fertilize egg is implanted outside the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes or occasionally in the abdomen or ovaries.
Missed abortion (O02.1)- The retention of a non-viable fetus along with the placenta and embryonic tissues inside the uterus without the body recognizing the loss of pregnancy and therefore failing to naturally expel the non-viable contents like in spontaneous abortion.
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) – chronic hives-like rash seen during pregnancy causing severe pruritus. Cervical shortening – Shortening of the length of the uterine cervix which increases the risk of preterm labor.
Morbidly adherent placenta (Placenta accrete, Placenta increta, Placenta percreta) Placental infarction. Placenta previa (Code range O44.00- O44.53)- Condition in which the placenta is implanted in the lower parts of the uterus.
The chapter 15- Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium codes can be used only to code the maternal records and never the newborn records. Any complications or conditions arising due to pregnancy, childbirth or puerperium should be coded using the codes from this chapter.
O34.29 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of maternal care due to uterine scar from other previous surgery. The code O34.29 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code O34.29 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like scarring of uterus, uterine scar from previous surgery affecting pregnancy, uterine scar from previous surgery in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, uterine scar from previous surgery in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - delivered or uterine scar from previous surgery in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium with antenatal problem.#N#The code O34.29 is applicable to female patients aged 12 through 55 years inclusive. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a non-female patient outside the stated age range.
Some common conditions that can complicate a pregnancy include. High blood pressure.
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code O34.29 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.