The text files with valid ICD-10 diagnosis codes and descriptions are downloaded from the CMS web site. Codes beginning with the letter "Z" and codes on the list of exclusions in Appendix I of the Section 111 NGHP User Guide Appendices Chapter are dropped.
Note that there are additional requirements related to these fields. For example, ICD-10 diagnosis codes submitted in Field 15 must begin with the letters "V," W," "X," or "Y". See Chapter IV of the Section 111 NGHP User Guide for the complete set of requirements related to these fields.
Hormonal imbalance (elevated testosterone) ICD-10 description: Endocrine disorder unspecified N41.0 Acute prostatitis F52.22 Female sexual arousal disorder N42.89 Other specified disorders of prostate (Atrophy of prostate) F52.0 Sexual dysfunctin not due to a substance or known physiological condition
Abnormality of alphafetoprotein R77. 2 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 R77. 2 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Hyperprolactinemia E22. 1.
The following ICD-10-CM codes support medical necessity and provide coverage for (CPT) codes: 87505 and 87506, 87507 and 0097U when used for beneficiaries with a paralytic ileus as outlined per the related LCD. Asterisk note: ICD-10-CM diagnosis code R10. 84 or R11. 2 must be reported with ICD-10-CM diagnosis code K56.
ICD-10 code Z71. 2 for Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
ICD-9 Code 253.1 -Other and unspecified anterior pituitary hyperfunction- Codify by AAPC.
Hyperprolactinemia means you have higher-than-normal levels of prolactin in your blood. The most common cause is a prolactinoma, a benign (noncancerous) tumor in your pituitary gland. Certain health conditions and medications can also cause hyperprolactinemia.
87591 (Neisseria gonorrhea, amplified probe technique) V75.9 (Screening for Unspecified Infectious Disease) 87592 (Neisseria gonorrhea, quantification) 87801 (Infectious agent detection by DNA or RNA, direct probe technique)
CPT® Code 87507 in section: Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)
Per the MolDX: Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplified Tests for Respiratory Viral Panels LCD, tests that include more than 5 viral pathogens are non-covered. Included in this are 87632, 87633, and additional PLA codes listed in the CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 2: Codes section of this Billing and Coding article.
As Rhonda Buckholtz, AAPC Vice President of Strategic Development, explains, “When the doctor sees the patient and develops his plan of care—that is active treatment. When the patient is following the plan—that is subsequent.
The patient's primary diagnostic code is the most important. Assuming the patient's primary diagnostic code is Z76. 89, look in the list below to see which MDC's "Assignment of Diagnosis Codes" is first.
D (subsequent encounter) describes any encounter after the active phase of treatment, when the patient is receiving routine care for the injury during the period of healing or recovery. S (sequela) indicates a complication or condition that arises as a direct result of an injury.