Artificial opening status (V44)

ICD-9 code V44 for Artificial opening status is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS WITH A CONDITION INFLUENCING THEIR HEALTH STATUS (V40-V49).

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Can anyone provide the External cause codes for this scenario in ICD 10 CM

V44.6XXA - Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, initial encounter Y92.410 - Unspecified street and highway as the place of occurrence of the exte... [ Read More ]

Practice exam ICD9 (A) ten questions only

[QUOTE="Zoretski, post: 355770, member: 326448"]In the exam i had a question about question 10 Its asking choice the code for the patient with a colostomy not requiring specific treatment during an e... [ Read More ]

Practice exam ICD9 (A) ten questions only

In the exam i had a question about question 10 Its asking choice the code for the patient with a colostomy not requiring specific treatment during an episode or care Why is V44.3 correct? as the pri... [ Read More ]

Colostomy takedown, Splenic flexure takedown, hernia repair, and xenograft

Please help code the following, we coded as so, but 2 of the codes are add on codes and keep denying as not billed with primary code. However, physician did not perform either primary procedure: Proc... [ Read More ]

Coding for Colostomy

Code V44.3 Colostomy Status. Bcos the pt having colostomy. If the provider made and changes in the colostomy ( adjustment or removal) that time only code V55.5 Attention To Cystostomy. I thing its use... [ Read More ]

G Tube replacement

I have one today where the provider is changing the GTube from a long form to a low profile for the first time. Which ICD-9 would you use for this? Its not a complication and the V44.1 my provider cho... [ Read More ]

suprapubic catheter - Is a suprapubic catheter

V44.50 would be the correct code... [ Read More ]

suprapubic catheter - Is a suprapubic catheter

Is a suprapubic catheter the same as a cystostomy?? I'm trying to figure out if I would use v44.50 or v44.6 to code the prescence of a suprapubic catheter.... [ Read More ]

colonoscopy thru colostomy then anus

Looks like 44388 and 45330 with V44.3 and V12.79.... [ Read More ]

G-Tube Dependence DX

v44.1 - Gtube status (no treatment) v55.1 - attention to ( if patient pulls out and they replace) 536.4x - complication (broken, malfunction, infection) Also code condition the patient has which is ... [ Read More ]

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