A80. 9 - Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified. ICD-10-CM.
Acute poliomyelitis is a disease of the anterior horn motor neurons of the spinal cord and brain stem caused by poliovirus. Flaccid asymmetric weakness and muscle atrophy are the hallmarks of its clinical manifestations, due to loss of motor neurons and denervation of their associated skeletal muscles.
ICD-10 code Z11. 9 for Encounter for screening for infectious and parasitic diseases, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
ICD-10 code: Z99 Dependence on enabling machines and devices, not elsewhere classified.
Spinal poliomyelitis is the most frequent, and is characterized by the flaccid paralysis of muscles innervated by the motor neurons of the spinal cord. Bulbar poliomyelitis results from the destruction of brainstem neurons and may cause fatal respiratory or cardiac failure.
Poliomyelitis. The word polio comes from Greek meaning “gray”. The word “myelitis” means inflammation of the spinal cord or the bone marrow. Thus the word poliomyelitis means the inflammation of the spinal cord (gray matter).
Z12. 11: Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of the colon.
For example, Z12. 31 (Encounter for screening mammogram for malignant neoplasm of breast) is the correct code to use when you are ordering a routine mammogram for a patient. However, coders are coming across many routine mammogram orders that use Z12. 39 (Encounter for other screening for malignant neoplasm of breast).
Encounter for fertility testingZ31. 41 Encounter for fertility testing - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
Z99. 2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Terms in this set (25) Which of the following conditions would be reported with code Q65. 81? Imaging of the renal area reveals congenital left renal agenesis and right renal hypoplasia.
The Z codes (Z00-Z99) provide descriptions for when the symptoms a patient displays do not point to a specific disorder but still warrant treatment. The Z codes serve as a replacement for V codes in the ICD-10 and are 3-6 characters long.