icd 9 code for infected amputation

What is the ICD 10 code for amputation stump?

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T87.44. Infection of amputation stump, left lower extremity. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. T87.44 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is the ICD 10 code for amputation below knee?

Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM V49.75. The Short Description Is: Status amput below knee.

What does amputation mean?

Amputation is also known as history of amputation below knee, history of amputation of both legs below the knee, history of amputation of left leg below the knee, history of amputation of left leg through tibia and fibula, history of amputation of leg through tibia and fibula, history of amputation of right leg below the knee, history of amputat...

What is the ICD 9 code for infection?

ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 041.9 : Bacterial infection, unspecified, in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site.

What is the code for infection of the right lower leg amputation stump first visit?

43 - Infection of amputation stump, right lower extremity.

How do you code amputations?

Status coding guidance In ICD-10, lower limb status codes (Z89. ---) (HCC 189) specify not only the level of amputation, but also laterality (right or left).

What is icd10 code T87 43?

Infection of amputation stumpICD-10 Code for Infection of amputation stump, right lower extremity- T87. 43- Codify by AAPC.

Not Valid for Submission

997.62 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of infection (chronic) of amputation stump. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Code Classification

997 Complications affecting specified body systems, not elsewhere classified

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 997.62 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

People can lose all or part of an arm or leg for a number of reasons. Common ones include

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions 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.

What is the ICd 9-CM code for 2012?

You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 997.60.

What is the classifiable injury code for face, head, and neck?

face, head, and neck (injury classifiable to 941) 906.5

When will the ICd 10 T87.44 be released?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T87.44 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is the secondary code for Chapter 20?

Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.

When will the ICd 10 T87.43 be released?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T87.43 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is the secondary code for Chapter 20?

Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.