Let me provide the answers to you. Based on the ICD-9 code of classification, bacterial vaginosis is allocated the code ICD-9-CM 616.10, which represents a billable code in medicine that may be applied when indicating a diagnosis for a claim of reimbursement.
Short description: Bacterial infection NOS. ICD-9-CM 041.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 041.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
ICD-9-CM 616.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 616.10 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Bacterial vaginosis is also known as acute vaginitis, acute vulvitis, bacterial vaginosis, chronic vaginitis, chronic vulvitis, desquamative inflammatory vaginitis, erosive vulvitis, gardnerella infection, gardnerella vaginalis, gardnerella vaginitis, subacute vaginitis, subacute vaginitis (inflammation of vagina), vaginal cuff cellulitis, VAGIN...
2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 616.10 : Vaginitis and vulvovaginitis, unspecified.
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 041.9 : Bacterial infection, unspecified, in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site.
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 686.9 : Unspecified local infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue.
ICD-10 code N76. 0 for Acute vaginitis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the genitourinary system .
9: Fever, unspecified.
B99. 9 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 B99.
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ICD-10 Code for Vaginitis, vulvitis and vulvovaginitis in diseases classified elsewhere- N77. 1- Codify by AAPC.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N76. 0: Acute vaginitis.
ICD-10 code: N95. 2 Postmenopausal atrophic vaginitis.
However, the code 616.10 does not include non-infective leucorrhea and postmenopausal along with senile vaginitis. For a physician to appropriately identify organisms using ICD-9-CM 616.10, additional codes are used. For instance, for the organism, Escherichia coli additional codes of (041.41-041.49) are used.
Generally, diseases are classified internationally using codes. Initially, before the 30th of September 2015, the ICD-9 codes were used for classification. However, after the 1st of October 2015 ICD-10 codes of classification were adopted.
First, according to ICD-10, N76.0 is any disorder that is characteristic of a process of infection that involves the vagina. Secondly, N76.0 is a process of infection that affects the vagina with symptoms of purulent discharge along with pain.
The code 616.10 however, should only be applied to claims that have a service date of before the 30th of September 2015. Due to the coding classification system of ICD-9, the disease is also given synonym names.
The ICD code B96 is used to code Bacterial vaginosis. Bacterial vaginosis (BV), also known as vaginal bacteriosis or Gardnerella vaginitis, is a disease of the vagina caused by excessive growth of bacteria. Common symptoms include increased vaginal discharge that often smells like fish. The discharge is usually white or gray in color.
Itching is uncommon. Occasionally there may be no symptoms. Having BV increases the risk of infection by a number of other sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS. It also increases the risk of early delivery among pregnant women. Specialty: Gynecology, Infectious Disease. MeSH Code: D016585. ICD 9 Code: