995.3 Allergy, unspecified - ICD-9-CM Vol.
9XXA for Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
ICD-9 code 782.1 for Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SYMPTOMS (780-789).
An “unspecified” code means that the condition is unknown at the time of coding.
For a condition to be considered a complication, the following must be true: It must be more than an expected outcome or occurrence and show evidence that the provider evaluated, monitored, and treated the condition. There must be a documented cause-and-effect relationship between the care given and the complication.
However, it is important to note that with a sequela, the acute phase of an illness or injury has resolved or healed, and the sequela is left. Conversely, a complication is a condition that occurs as a result of treatment, or a condition that interrupts the healing process from an acute illness or injury.
Irritant contact dermatitis, unspecified cause L24. 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 L24. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Allergy, unspecified, initial encounter T78. 40XA.
ICD-10 code L30. 9 for Dermatitis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .
"Other Specified" and "Unspecified" An example of "other specified" might be a depressive episode that does not have the full number of symptoms to meet the formal diagnosis. By contrast, "unspecified" might be used in a situation in which there isn't enough information to make a more specific diagnosis.
ICD-10 code R69 for Illness, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
According to ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2018, “unspecified codes are to be used when the information in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code.” In my opinion, this can be the case with testing, when lab work or cultures do not support the more specific code.