The Strangest and Most Obscure ICD-10 Codes
ICD-10-CM CODES (commonly used) These commonly used ICD-10 diagnosis codes are intended to assist physicians and other authorized ordering parties in providing correct ICD-10 codes as required by Medicare and other insurers. The codes are based on ICD-10-CM 2018, Medicare Regulations and Manuals authorized by the Centers for
ICD-10 codes are alphanumeric codes used by doctors, health insurance companies, and public health agencies across the world to represent diagnoses. Every disease, disorder, injury, infection, and symptom has its own ICD-10 code. ICD-10 codes are used for everything from processing health insurance claims to tracking disease epidemics and compiling worldwide mortality statistics.
In both ICD-9 and ICD-10, signs/symptoms and unspecified codes are acceptable and may even be necessary. In some cases, there may not be enough information to describe the patient's condition or no other code is available to use. Although you should report specific diagnosis codes when they are supported by the available documentation and clinical knowledge of the patient's health condition, in some cases, signs/symptoms or unspecified codes are the best choice to accurately reflect the ...
2 for Strange and inexplicable behavior is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Top 10 Outpatient Diagnoses at Hospitals by Volume, 2018RankICD-10 CodeNumber of Diagnoses1.Z12317,875,1192.I105,405,7273.Z233,219,5864.Z00003,132,4636 more rows
Code F41. 9 is the diagnosis code used for Anxiety Disorder, Unspecified. It is a category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by anxious feelings or fear often accompanied by physical symptoms associated with anxiety.
Code R53. 83 is the diagnosis code used for Other Fatigue. It is a condition marked by drowsiness and an unusual lack of energy and mental alertness. It can be caused by many things, including illness, injury, or drugs.
Mental disorder, not otherwise specified F99 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 F99 became effective on October 1, 2021.
If you need to look up the ICD code for a particular diagnosis or confirm what an ICD code stands for, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website to use their free searchable database of current ICD-10 codes.
What is unspecified anxiety disorder? This is the term for an anxiety or phobia that does not meet the exact criteria for any other anxiety disorder but is significant enough to cause distress and distress to the person.
3 Other mixed anxiety disorders. Symptoms of anxiety mixed with features of other disorders in F42-F48. Neither type of symptom is severe enough to justify a diagnosis if considered separately.
Code F43. 23 is the diagnosis code used for Adjustment Disorder (AD) with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood. It is sometimes known as situational depression. It occurs when an individual is unable to adjust to or cope with a particular stress or a major life event.
R53. 81: “R” codes are the family of codes related to "Symptoms, signs and other abnormal findings" - a bit of a catch-all category for "conditions not otherwise specified". R53. 81 is defined as chronic debility not specific to another diagnosis.
R53. 83 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 R53. 83 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Code D64. 9 is the diagnosis code used for Anemia, Unspecified, it falls under the category of diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism. Anemia specifically, is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complicated disorder characterized by extreme fatigue that lasts for at least six months and that can't be fully explained by an underlying medical condition. The fatigue worsens with physical or mental activity, but doesn't improve with rest.
The ICD-10 code for prediabetes is R73. 09.
09: Other abnormal glucose.
Code R51 is the diagnosis code used for Headache. It is the most common form of pain.
Sucked into a jet engine, survived, then sucked in again? First of all, that really, really sucks. Second of all, this patient is obviously Wolveri...
The "sequela" here implies the kind of human bumper cars that can only happen at a music festival, the subway or possibly an active combat zone. Po...
First, are roller skates even still a thing anymore? I mean, other than how one knows spring has sprung in Central Park? Second, can you call a per...
Camp is a dangerous thing. Hot glue guns and knitting needles definitely wouldn't be allowed on a plane, yet we habitually allow 7-year-olds to pla...
There's a reason they call it the Crackberry. This is an obsolete joke, but there just isn't an iPhone pun that can compete with "crackberry."
Alright, people. Let's call a spade a spade. "Other superficial bite of other specified part of the neck?" This is a hickey. Admit it. Although why...
First, be sure that the patient is restrained from doing whatever he or she may have done to provoke the pig in the first place. Security should be...
Maladies that rhyme should be given immediately priority in the ER. Ducks, like most water fowl, are mean-spirited animals and this case should be...
No. No. People. You only get to do this once. ONCE. If a patient is going around whacking into lampposts regularly, there is a deeper problem here,...
"Other contact with cow." OTHER CONTACT WITH COW? There are codes for "bitten by cow" and "kicked by cow." What else is there?! What, precisely, is...
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the publication that the US uses for coding and classifying. The US is currently on its 10th Revision (ICD-10) which includes Clinical Modification for medical diagnoses. This publication has periodic revisions to reflect changes in the medical and healthcare field.
Their currently revising everything for ICD-11 which is set to release on January 1, 2022. If you look through the current revision, some of these diagnosis codes are hard to take seriously.
But some codes aren’t billable, such as W59.22, Struck by turtle. Instead, they have more specific classifications including for initial and subsequent encounters. Even the most outrageous codes have logic behind them. They make it easier to classify situations and certain instances have made them necessary to add.
Since the healthcare industry is always changing, it makes sense that it would need updates after over thirty years. The content of ICD-9 had limited data and was restrictive for coding, and new versions include more specific definitions.
Did you know that the bottlenose dolphin has between 80 and 100 teeth? Their conical-shaped teeth are ideal for catching fish and squid. If you should get in the way of an angry dolphin, however, that bite will be coded as a W56.01.
In a typical year, it is estimated that 300 million people around the world ride roller coasters on an annual basis. Amazingly, despite the velocity, loop-de-loops and harsh curves, only one injury occurs per one million rides. No matter the rarity, there’s still a code for that. It’s Y93.I1.
Becoming a virtuoso is not without its perils. In fact, neck pain is among the most commonly reported injury among professional pianists. Considered a “playing-related musculoskeletal disorder,” neck pain tends to be more prevalent in musicians with smaller hands. Document it as medical billing code number Y93.J1.
In 2019, the United States Parachute Association reported 2,522 skydiving injuries over the course of approximately 3.3 million skydives. That’s about 1 injury per every 1,310 jumps. Consider that when strapping on your parachute. If you end up entangled in a tree or other object, you’ll be coded as a V97.21.
A male California sea lion can weigh up to 700 pounds and wield a powerful strike. If you find yourself in a rocky cove along the Pacific Coast, keep your distance from this protected species. Otherwise, you may need to be treated for a W56.12.
One in four Americans surveyed by Homes.com have a long-running feud with someone living next to them. They argue about noise, trash, parking and more. It’s coded as Z59.2 if the situation impacts one (or both) of the neighbors’ health status.
Common causes of sibling rivalry include major life changes, jealousy and family dynamics. In some extreme cases, violence and injury occur. So can emotional trauma. No matter the details, when it affects an individual’s health it’s an ICD-10 code Z62.891.
The U.S. healthcare system needs an overhaul. I don’t know of anyone who would disagree with me. Healthcare providers have transitioned to the new clinical documentation system called ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases) in order to document a patient encounter.
If you are sucked into a jet engine you are lucky to see something more then a red smear. I don't think you have to see that person twice.
I knew there were some crazy codes but this list of 80 is awesome. It would be surprising to see how many times those codes are actually used.