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What is the ICD 9 code for intestinal fistula?

Short description: Intestinal fistula. ICD-9-CM 569.81 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 569.81 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.

What does ICD-9-CM code 569 mean?

ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 569.81 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services.

What is the ICD 10 code for urinary incontinence?

This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N32.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 N32.1 may differ. A disorder characterized by an abnormal communication between the urinary bladder and the intestine. An abnormal communication between the urinary bladder and the intestine.

What is a vesicointestinal fistula?

Vesicointestinal fistula. A disorder characterized by an abnormal communication between the urinary bladder and the intestine. An abnormal communication between the urinary bladder and the intestine.

Not Valid for Submission

569.81 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of fistula of intestine, excluding rectum and anus. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 569.81 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Your colon, also known as the large intestine, is part of your digestive system. It's a long, hollow tube at the end of your digestive tract where your body makes and stores stool. Many disorders affect the colon's ability to work properly. Some of these 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.