The corresponding ICD-9-CM code would have been 274.02, which only indicates gouty arthropathy. As you can see, the ICD-10-CM code contains much more information.
In ICD-9-CM, codes are three to five digits. The first digit is either numeric or alpha (the letters E or V only) and all other digits are numeric. In ICD-10-CM, however, codes can be up to seven digits.
Other codes will require additional information to map for possible solutions. For example, the ICD-9-CM code 649.51 (spotting complicating pregnancy) requires information about weeks in pregnancy to map. There are three options: O26.851 (spotting complicating pregnancy, first trimester), O26.852 (spotting complicating pregnancy, second trimester), and O26.853 (spotting complicating pregnancy, third trimester).
A benign vascular lesion characterized by the presence of a complex network of communicating arterial and venous vascular structures.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I77.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Additionally, transcutaneous oxygen tension measurements may be performed by individuals possessing the following credentials obtained from appropriate credentialing bodies, such as, but not limited to, the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Technology (NBDHMT): Certified Hyperbaric Technologist (CHT), or Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse (CHRN).
Dizziness is not a typical indication unless associated with other localizing signs or symptoms. However, episodic dizziness with symptom characteristics typical of transient ischemic attacks may indicate medical necessity, especially when other more common sources, e.g., postural hypotension or transiently decreased cardiac output as demonstrated by cardiac event monitoring, have been previously excluded; and/or
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