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ICD-10-CM Code for Superficial foreign body of toe S90.45

ICD-10 code S90.45 for Superficial foreign body of toe is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Superficial foreign body of toe
Splinter in the toe
 
S90.45 Superficial foreign body of toe
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Superficial foreign body, right great toe
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Superficial foreign body, left great toe
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Superficial foreign body, unspecified great toe
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Superficial foreign body, right lesser toe(s)
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Superficial foreign body, left lesser toe(s)
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Superficial foreign body, unspecified lesser toe(s)

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need help coding
I believe S90.112A is more specific code for subungual hematoma and since this is the result of external injury, you might need to code hit by "heavy ramp" as external cause. For the procedure, the C... [ Read More ]
Abscess drainage with foreign body removal
[B]Procedures: INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS WITH REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY[/B]: The plantar surface of the right foot was cleansed with Betadine swab sticks ×3. No local anesthesia was used. Th... [ Read More ]
Foreign Body Removal of Distal Fibula
The patient had a drill bit removed from his distal fibula. I am thinking of CTP code 27610. I am also conflicted about the ICD 10 code. S90.552A is for superficial foreign body of the ankle but th... [ Read More ]
Residual Foreign Body Code Help
S90.559(D) Superficial foreign body, unspecified ankle Z18.12 - nonmagnetic metal fragment. S99.81 - Other specified injuries of ankle Y23.1XXS - Hunting rifle discharge, undetermined intent, sequel... [ Read More ]
Retained foreign body
As previously mentioned, M60.271 and L92.3 both indicate foreign body granuloma, so neither would apply unless the documentation states otherwise. If the patient presents for a simple splinter injury... [ Read More ]
foreign body help, please?
[QUOTE="solocoder, post: 398585, member: 82089"]Can someone tell me when it is appropriate to use S90.852S (superficial foreign body, sequela) vs. M79.5 (residual foreign body in soft tissue)? And wh... [ Read More ]
foreign body help, please?
Can someone tell me when it is appropriate to use S90.852S (superficial foreign body, sequela) vs. M79.5 (residual foreign body in soft tissue)? And what is considered "superficial"?... [ Read More ]
Sesamoid Fracture
Ha I got that all wrong... I put the wrong code...meant S92.3--but that's not right either! :rolleyes: I found this too...and I know most don't consider this site an "official resourse", but it's the ... [ Read More ]
Multiple Insect Bites
[b]ICD-10 Insect Bite[/b] I don't think it would be the T07 since this code specifically reads "unspecified multiple injuries" and the injury (insect bite) IS specified. I would go with the T14.8 fo... [ Read More ]
Coding with ICD-10
[b]Coding for Open Wounds - ICD-9 vs ICD-10[/b] [B]ICD-10-CM Coding for Open Wounds[/B] Injuries have been arranged into the following blocks (category code ranges) in ICD-10-CM: • head (S00 to S... [ Read More ]
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