icd 9 code for dermatomyositis

What are the new ICD 10 codes?

Dermatomyositis. 2015. Billable Thru Sept 30/2015. Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015. ICD-9-CM 710.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 710.3 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an …

What is the ICD 10 diagnosis code for?

Dermatomyositis (710.3) ICD-9 code 710.3 for Dermatomyositis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -ARTHROPATHIES AND RELATED DISORDERS (710-719). Subscribe to Codify and get the code details in a flash.

What is the ICD 10 medical code for dermatology?

ICD-9 Code 710.3 Dermatomyositis. ICD-9 Index; Chapter: 710–739; Section: 710-719; Block: 710 Diffuse diseases of connective tissue; 710.3 - Dermatomyositis

What are ICD 10 codes?

Dermatomyositis ICD-9-CM 710.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 710.3 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).

Not Valid for Submission

710.3 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of dermatomyositis. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 710.3 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Myositis means inflammation of the muscles that you use to move your body. An injury, infection, or autoimmune disease can cause it. Two specific kinds are polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Polymyositis causes muscle weakness, usually in the muscles closest to the trunk of your body. Dermatomyositis causes muscle weakness, plus a skin rash.

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions#N#The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.