icd 9 code for abrasion right ring finger

by Zackery Gibson 8 min read

Short description: Abrasion finger. ICD-9-CM 915.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 915.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.

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What is icd9 code for finger laceration?

ICD-9 Choices for finger laceration = 883.0, 883.1, 883.2.

What is the ICD-9 code for corneal abrasion?

918.1For instance, using the corneal abrasion example from earlier, entering the ICD-9 corneal abrasion code, 918.1, into a GEM converter would give you the ICD-10 code S05.

How do you bill for a corneal abrasion?

01XA to pay a claim for a corneal abrasion. If this were a subsequent encounter you would replace the “A” with a “D” and the code would be: S05. 02XD – Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, left eye, subsequent encounter.

How do you bill for corneal abrasion and bandage contact lenses?

Q: How should I bill for a bandage contact lens? The CPT code for this is 92070 (Fitting of contact lens for treatment of disease, including supply of lens).

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier.

The ICD code S60 is used to code Bruise

A bruise, or contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep, hemorrhage, or extravasate into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Bruises, which do not blanch under pressure, can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone.

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