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ICD-10-CM Code for Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure during a nervous system procedure G97.48

ICD-10 code G97.48 for Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure during a nervous system procedure is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure during a nervous system procedure

G97

Excludes2: intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-)

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Accidental Laceration of Digital Nerve ICD-10?
[QUOTE="carlystur, post: 496909, member: 412855"] That sounds like a complication of surgery to me. Do you have your book? Go to Complication > Intraoperative > Puncture or laceration (accidental) (un... [ Read More ]
Accidental Laceration of Digital Nerve ICD-10?
That sounds like a complication of surgery to me. Do you have your book? Go to Complication > Intraoperative > Puncture or laceration (accidental) (unintentional) (of) > nervous system During a nervo... [ Read More ]
Subgaleal fluid collection
Hello! Does anyone know the ICD 10 & CPT for post op [B]SUBGALEAL[/B] FLUID collection (adult)? This complication followed a decompressive hemicraniectomy. ICD 10 I was thinking G97.82. Would 10140 b... [ Read More ]
Post op subgaleal fluid collection
Hello! Does anyone know the ICD 10 & CPT for post op SUBGALEAL FLUID collection (adult)? ICD 10 I was thinking G97.82. Would 10140 be appropriate for the fluid collection at the subgaleal level? I cod... [ Read More ]
Radial Nerve Palsy Postoperative
[b]Radial Nerve Palsy following Surgical Treatment of Nonunion.[/b] I have given this a lot of thought, and done some research. As best I can reconstruct this scenario, the patient was treated of a ... [ Read More ]
Post Op Complications After Laminectomy and Discectomy
I would look at possibly G96.11 (dural tear), or G97.41 (accidental puncture of dura during a procedure), or G97.82 (other postprocedural complications of nervous system), depending on what the notes ... [ Read More ]
Status post epidural lumbar injection
If the documentation does link them together, then code G97.1. I did have a case recently that linked the two scenarios in a separate situation.... [ Read More ]
Non-healing surgical wounds in ICD-10
I would use T81.89X(A,D, or S) along with a secondary code for the complication/manifestation Don't forget to look at the Excludes 2 notes: complications following immunization (T88.0-T88.1) compli... [ Read More ]
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