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ICD-10-CM Code for Postgastric surgery syndromes K91.1

ICD-10 code K91.1 for Postgastric surgery syndromes is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Postgastric surgery syndromes
Dumping syndrome
Postgastrectomy syndrome
Postvagotomy syndrome

K91

Excludes2: complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-)
complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-)
gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
radiation colitis (K52.0)
radiation gastroenteritis (K52.0)
radiation proctitis (K62.7)

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Bile leak - I'm not finding a straightforward
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Anesthesia Denial due to hospital transport
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RAC denial appeal letters
[QUOTE="TThivierge, post: 478273, member: 216725"] Hi I think ins company is correct...K63.1 because that is what happen. I'd add a dx code K91.71 as 2nd dx code. and one of the T dx blocks. Does the ... [ Read More ]
RAC denial appeal letters
Hi I think ins company is correct...K63.1 because that is what happen. I'd add a dx code K91.71 as 2nd dx code. and one of the T dx blocks. Does the med records state that an misadventure or error was... [ Read More ]
RAC denial appeal letters
I have a couple of questions. I have been handling denials and writing appeal letters for about a year now. I was sort of thrown into this position. My first question is, can anyone offer me any ki... [ Read More ]
Done wracking my brain for Loss of Domain
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Help with Dx Code for Enterotomy
This was a complication, so that is where I start. Next, it was intraoperative, so that is my first subterm. It was an accidental puncture or laceration of the digestive system during a procedure on ... [ Read More ]
New Left Inguinal Hernia (completed) Recurrent Right Inguinal Hernia (aborted)
Good morning, Please see below scrubbed highlights from my operative note. Does the aborted procedure bundle into the completed procedure? I would usually think so but both hernia procedures have dis... [ Read More ]
Screening Colonoscopy resulting in 45390 - EMR
[b]Colonoscopys[/b] Stefanie, I found the the info below, not sure it applies but thought I would send. I also included a list of the DX codes they are say support medical necessity for this CPT, and... [ Read More ]
ICD 10 code for traumatic bowel perforation
How do you code traumatic bowel perforation at anastomosis site? The patient had Whipple surgery in 2013, and a dog jumped on him recently which caused rupture at G-J anastomosis site. I code K91.89 (... [ Read More ]
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