ICD-9 code 053.11 for Geniculate herpes zoster is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -VIRAL DISEASES ACCOMPANIED BY EXANTHEM (050-059).
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We have a patient who had shingles of the forehead and around the eye. Can I code both 053.29 and 053.9 for this patient? Or would y... [ Read More ]
Shingles around the eye is not the same as 053.29. Just use the 053.9 if the only thing documented is shingles around the eye and forehead. It sound like the provider is simply giving the location o... [ Read More ]
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We have a patient who had shingles of the forehead and around the eye. Can I code both 053.29 and 053.9 for this patient? Or would you have to choose one over the other?
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In the case of medications being used to keep Herpes Zoster at bay, I would query the provider about whether this is actually an active infection. He might be calling it "history" because the medicat... [ Read More ]
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I believe that once you have herpes zoster you have it forever, so it would be more appropriate to code from the 053 code set. If there is no complication, it would be 053.9.
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