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Check Out Your 616.2, 616.3 Equivalents in ICD-10

Published on Mon Oct 27, 2014

The Bartholin’s gland secretes mucus to lubricate the vagina. These are two glands located slightly below and to the left/right of the vaginal opening. Cysts are relatively painless enlargements of the gland. Abscesses are infections of the gland, and typically one out of the two glands is affected. ICD-9-CM Codes: Currently, you report: 616.2, Cyst of Bartholin’s gland 616.3, Abscess [...]
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