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ICD-10-CM Code for Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side G81.92

ICD-10 code G81.92 for Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side

G81

Excludes1: congenital cerebral palsy (G80.-)
hemiplegia and hemiparesis due to sequela of cerebrovascular disease (I69.05-, I69.15-, I69.25-, I69.35-, I69.85-, I69.95-)

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When to stop using sequalae diagnosis code?
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Acute stroke vs. History of stroke with residual deficits
I will toss in my logic as this was something a colleague and I considered in 2017. I'll simply reference the 2020 ICD-10-CM guide lines and code descriptions. Consider the I63 Excludes 2 note for "S... [ Read More ]
TBI With L hemiparesis
If your provider specifies the hemiparesis being due to the recent TBI then you should bill the left hemiparesis code first G81.04, then code S06 code with the S in the 7th character position... [ Read More ]
Acute stroke vs. History of stroke with residual deficits
Would someone clarify for me, and if possible provide supporting documentation, how to code acute strokes with deficits? I am specifically looking for information on physician coding (not facility) ... [ Read More ]
Dementia and Parkinson's
[b]Sequencing Parkinson's w/dementia; Lewybodies[/b] [QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 428654, member: 30657"]G81 codes need an F02 code added on and G81.83 has an exclude 1 note for G20 and G21, indicating ... [ Read More ]
Need help most appropriate E/M level for OV
Reviewing encounter for recent TOC(established patient) visit with what could have been a moderate to high level MDM. However patient has Medicaid coverage so 99495 and 99496 is not usable even if MD... [ Read More ]
Dementia and Parkinson's
G81 codes need an F02 code added on and G81.83 has an exclude 1 note for G20 and G21, indicating they cannot be coded here. I am uncertain what more you would need.... [ Read More ]
Hemiplegia
The providers should be educated with this dx they need to specify if patient is right handed, left handed or ambidextrous . But if they are not specific here it is straight from the guidelines sectio... [ Read More ]
Cva
This question is puzzling me, whether to code separately or combined. Please help. Pt. is seen for COPD with acut exacerbation. Pt also has left hemiplegia due to previous CVA. Please help with ICD.1... [ Read More ]
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