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Search Page 1/1: menometrorrhagia. 1 result found: ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N92.1 [convert to ICD-9-CM] Excessive and frequent menstruation with irregular cycle. Intermenstrual bleeding - irregular; Menometrorrhagia; Menometrorrhagia (menstruation disorder); Metrorrhagia (irregualr menstrual bleeding); Metrorrhagia (irregular menstrual bleeding);
Long Description: Metrorrhagia. This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 626.6. Code Classification. Diseases of the genitourinary system (580–629) Other disorders of female genital tract (617-629) 626 Disorders of menstruation and other abnormal bleeding from female genital tract.
Menometrorrhagia is heavy or prolonged irregular periods. Polymenorrhea and menometrorrhagia are assigned to code 626.2 and follow the same coding exceptions as menorrhagia. Therefore, pubertal polymenorrhea and menometrorrhagia are assigned to code 626.3.
Common causes of menorrhagia include a hormone imbalance, fibroid tumors, lupus, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical cancer, and endometrial cancer. Menorrhagia is assigned to code 626.2.
626.6 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of metrorrhagia. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
References found for the code 626.6 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
Menstruation, or period, is normal vaginal bleeding that occurs as part of a woman's monthly cycle. Every month, your body prepares for pregnancy. If no pregnancy occurs, the uterus, or womb, sheds its lining. The menstrual blood is partly blood and partly tissue from inside the uterus. It passes out of the body through the vagina.
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.
Primary dysmenorrhea is diagnosed when no other underlying cause for the painful menstruation can be determined. Secondary dysmenorrhea is menstrual pain caused by a specific gynecologic disorder such as endometriosis, an ovarian cyst, or pelvic inflammatory disease.
The following are the ICD-9-CM code assignments of common menstrual disorders: • Amenorrhea (626.0) is the absence of normal menstruation. There are two types of amenorrhea: primary and secondary. Primary amenorrhea is when menstruation doesn’t start before the age of 16. Genetic problems, excessive exercise, or anorexia nervosa may cause primary ...
PMDD may be treated with medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera), an injection used to temporarily stop ovulation, and is indexed to code 625.4. • Polymenorrhea is frequent, irregular bleeding occurring in less than an 18-day cycle. Menometrorrhagia is heavy or prolonged irregular periods.
Pubertal menorrhagia, which is the excessive bleeding associated with the onset of menstrual periods, is classified to code 626.3. Code 627.0 is assigned for menorrhagia documented as premenopausal, climacteric, menopausal, or preclimacteric.
Treatment can range from iron supplements to hormonal treatments (birth control pills) to dilation and curettage to a hysterectomy. • Dysmenorrhea (625.3), or menstrual cramps, is abdominal pain caused by uterine cramps during a menstrual cycle.
Symptoms include irritability, bloating, breast tenderness, headaches, backaches, dizziness, mood swings, and depression that stop at the onset of the menstrual period .
The most effective treatments for primary dysmenorrhea are nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen and birth control pills. Sufficient rest, exercise, and a balanced diet may also reduce the pain. The treatment for secondary dysmenorrhea depends on the cause.
Metrorrhagia (metro = womb, -rrhagia = excessive flow) is uterine bleeding at irregular intervals, particularly between the expected menstrual periods.
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DRG Group #742-743 - Uterine and adnexa procedure for non-malignancy with CC or MCC.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code N92.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 626.6 was previously used, N92.1 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.