Radiology:
453.42 Splits Into Tibial, Other, and Unspecified ICD-10 Options
Published on Mon Jun 11, 2012
You'll need to know the leg involved to choose the best DVT code.Coding for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) will get a lot more detailed under ICD-10. Here's what you can expect.Diagnosis: Embolism is the obstruction of a vessel by a clot or foreign substance (such as plaque or fatty deposits). Thrombosis is obstruction by a blood clot. The codes featured here are specific to deep vessels, and that means the codes are appropriate for DVT. The codes are also specific to acute cases, as opposed to chronic.ICD-9-CM code:453.42, Acute venous embolism and thrombosis of deep vessels of distal lower extremityICD-10-CM codes:I82.44-, Acute embolism and thrombosis of ... tibial veinI82.49-, Acute embolism and thrombosis of other specified deep vein of ... lower extremityI82.4Z-, Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of ... distal lower extremityChoose the sixth character based on the side involved:rightleftbilateralunspecified.ICD-9 coding rules: Inclusion notes with 453.42 tell [...]