So, here's my question, how do you know what "specified body system" to use for say hernia repairs and breast procedures after care diagnosis coding?
Historically, the ICD book for ICD-9-CM listed the codes that applied to those categories. The ICD-10-CM books do not list the corresponding diagnosis code series.
Hernia repair diagnoses codes fall into Chapter 11, Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95). Would aftercare code digestive Z48.815 be applicable to the diagnoses codes that fall into Chapter 11 then?
What about breast procedures? Breast diagnoses fall into Chapter 14, Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99) excluding neoplasm diagnoses that has it's own aftercare code, Z48.3 (C00-D49).
I ask because when I look up postoperative in the index, subsection visit, the ICD-10-CM index refers us to see Aftercare.
Aftercare index, following surgery (for) (on) lists body systems. So, what "aftercare 'specified body system'" does hernia and breast fall into?
Am I correct in following the ICD-10 Chapters that correspond to the aftercare codes? Any reference is welcomed.
Respectfully,
Historically, the ICD book for ICD-9-CM listed the codes that applied to those categories. The ICD-10-CM books do not list the corresponding diagnosis code series.
Hernia repair diagnoses codes fall into Chapter 11, Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95). Would aftercare code digestive Z48.815 be applicable to the diagnoses codes that fall into Chapter 11 then?
What about breast procedures? Breast diagnoses fall into Chapter 14, Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99) excluding neoplasm diagnoses that has it's own aftercare code, Z48.3 (C00-D49).
I ask because when I look up postoperative in the index, subsection visit, the ICD-10-CM index refers us to see Aftercare.
Aftercare index, following surgery (for) (on) lists body systems. So, what "aftercare 'specified body system'" does hernia and breast fall into?
Am I correct in following the ICD-10 Chapters that correspond to the aftercare codes? Any reference is welcomed.
Respectfully,