Otolaryngology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Study Options for Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage Diagnosis
Published on Wed Apr 13, 2016
Question: I am having difficulty finding the appropriate ICD-10 code for post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage. What do you advise?
Michigan Subscriber
Answer: Since tonsillitis is coded to the respiratory system, the correct code choice is J95.830 (Postprocedural hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure following a respiratory system procedure).
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