Otitis media, unspecified, bilateral 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code H66.93 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H66.93 became effective on October 1, 2020.
Rationale: Look in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index for Otitis/media /chronic/with effusion (nonpurulent) which states see Otitis, media, nonsuppurative, chronic. Look for Otitis/media/nonsuppurative/chronic which directs you to H65.49-.
Yes – someone must have heard you! Many of the otitis media codes now specify acute, acute recurrent, and chronic. Laterality is also a prominent issue with the ear codes.
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for suppurative otitis media in the right ear? Rationale: In the CPT® Index look for Phacoemulsification/Removal/Extracapsular Cataract and you are directed to 66982 and 66984.
ICD-10 code H66. 93 for Otitis media, unspecified, bilateral is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the ear and mastoid process .
For the first encounter to treat the right eye (i.e., first side), use a bilateral diagnosis code for the cataracts (H25. 13 [age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral]) because the patient still has cataracts in both the right and left eyes.
Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, right ear H66. 41 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 H66. 41 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Anisometropia H52. 31.
Combined forms of age-related cataract, bilateral H25. 813 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 H25. 813 became effective on October 1, 2021.
For Complex Cataract Surgery (CPT code 66892): The billing of CPT code 66982, is not related to the surgeon's perception of the surgical difficulty. The use of this code is governed by the need to employ devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery.
ICD-10 code: H90. 3 Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral.
This bacterial infection of the middle ear space is usually caused byStreptococcus pneumoniae orHaemophilus influenzae, most commonly occurring in young children (3 years of age and under). Children present with a combination of ear pain (otalgia), fever and malaise.
For example, ICD-10-CM code S31. 623A, Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, right lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity, initial encounter, shows an extension used with a laceration code. Note that in ICD-10-CM, the entire code description is written out.
ICD-10 code H52. 13 for Myopia, bilateral is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .
Regular astigmatism, bilateral H52. 223 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 H52. 223 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral E11. 3213.
Electrocautery was used for hemostasis and further dissection. An iris scissors was used to dissect the soft tissues off of the mastoid region and the posterior ear. The concha was shut back and sutured in place with clear 4-0 nylon suture and in a horizontal mattress pattern.
Excision of a pterygium is reported separately from other conjunctival disorders, with codes 65420 and 65426. Because this was a simple repair without a graft, 65420 is the correct code.