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ICD-10-CM Code for Other yatapoxvirus infections B08.79

ICD-10 code B08.79 for Other yatapoxvirus infections is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

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Other yatapoxvirus infections

B08

Excludes1: vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8)

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New Patient Office Visit Denials?
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Hi, could anyone help me with the icd code for hand foot and mouth disease? We got B08.4 (Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem), but my doctor says that this code seems to reflect mostly o... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis codes, Z00.129 and Z00.121
I am needing some help with these 2 codes: [URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes/Z00.129']Z00.129[/URL] (w/o abnormal findings) and Z00.121 w/abnormal findings. My Doctors on the most part wi... [ Read More ]
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