write the icd-10-cm code for the following diagnosis: alcoholic polyneuropathy

What is the ICD-10 diagnosis code for Polyneuropathy?

G62. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

How do you code Polyneuropathy?

If either peripheral or autonomic neuropathy is caused by diabetes, then a code from subcategory 250.6 will be sequenced first followed by code 357.2 for polyneuropathy in diabetes or code 337.1 for peripheral autonomic neuropathy.

What is the ICD-10-CM code for severe peripheral polyneuritis due to chronic alcoholism?

G62. 1 - Alcoholic polyneuropathy | ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD 10 code for alcohol use disorder?

ICD-10 code F10. 9 for Alcohol use, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .

What is polyneuropathy?

Polyneuropathy means that many nerves in different parts of the body are involved. Neuropathy can affect nerves that provide feeling (sensory neuropathy) or cause movement (motor neuropathy). It can also affect both, in which case it is called a sensorimotor neuropathy.

What is the difference between neuropathy and polyneuropathy?

Some forms of neuropathy involve damage to only one nerve (called mononeuropathy). Neuropathy affecting two or more nerves in different areas is called multiple mononeuropathy or mononeuropathy multiplex. More often, many or most of the nerves are affected (called polyneuropathy).

Which of the following is the ICD-10-CM code assignment for a patient with encephalitis due to suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of the left ear?

Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, left ear. H66. 012 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.

How does alcoholism cause neuropathy?

Alcohol causes neuropathy by making it more difficult for the body to absorb nutrients, including B12 and protein. With fewer of these nutrients to go around, the body has to prioritize where the existing nutrients go. This often means the nerves, especially those farther away from the heart, become deficient.

What is the ICD-10 code for hepatic encephalopathy?

572.2 - Hepatic Encephalopathy [Internet]. In: ICD-10-CM. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics; 2018. [cited 2022 June 25].

When do you code alcohol?

Expert. If the physician lists alcohol use as a diagnosis (eg, in support of screening for abuse), ICD-10-CM code for alcohol use without further specification is F10. 99, alcohol use, unspecified with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder.

What is the ICD 9 code for alcoholism?

Table 4ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes defining substance use disordersICD-9-CM diagnosis codesDescriptionAlcohol303.00–303.03Acute alcohol intoxication303.90–303.93Other and unspecified alcohol dependence305.00–305.03Alcohol abuse68 more rows

What does F10 20 mean?

20.

The ICD code G621 is used to code Alcoholic polyneuropathy

Alcoholic polyneuropathy (A.K.A alcohol leg) is a neurological disorder in which multiple peripheral nerves throughout the body malfunction simultaneously. It is defined by axonal degeneration in neurons of both the sensory and motor systems and initially occurs at the distal ends of the longest axons in the body.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G62.1 - Alcoholic polyneuropathy'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code G62.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

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 357.5 was previously used, G62.1 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.