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ICD-10-CM Code for Disorder of peritoneum, unspecified K66.9

ICD-10 code K66.9 for Disorder of peritoneum, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Disorder of peritoneum, unspecified

K66

Excludes2: ascites (R18.-)
peritoneal effusion (chronic) (R18.8)

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LCD Denials
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Omental Nodularity ICD-10
Accidentally posted my question to [URL='https://www.aapc.com/discuss/threads/omental-nodule-icd-10.185774/']THIS THREAD[/URL] initially but I suppose here would be the better place to ask. What ICD... [ Read More ]
Omental Nodule ICD-10
[B]Coding procedure: CT guided percutaneous biopsy of "omental nodularity". What ICD-10 code do you assign here? I am leaning to R19.09 for specified intra-abdominal mass or K66.8 for other disease of... [ Read More ]
Discontinued Procedure
DX K80.10, K66.0,Z53.31 Cpt 47605 mod 22,47562 mod 22,53 Does the doctor get paid for the discontinued services (47562)? [ATTACH type="full"]4874[/ATTACH]... [ Read More ]
Need coding help please 44120? Hernia?
[QUOTE="jnorman82, post: 463953, member: 481649"] Hi! There is definitely 44120, dx of k56.52, K66.0, and K43.9. When coming across something like this with my docs (General surgery) I cannot code the... [ Read More ]
Need coding help please 44120? Hernia?
Hi! There is definitely 44120, dx of k56.52, K66.0, and K43.9. When coming across something like this with my docs (General surgery) I cannot code the hernia repair because it was part of the closure ... [ Read More ]
Pelvic Hematoma
Hello, we would typically code a pelvic hematoma with code K66.1- Hemoperitonium. (unless specified by the physician documentation as traumatic then we would select from the S code series.) Email me... [ Read More ]
newborn coding
[b]Newborn pneumoperitoneum[/b] Hi, I didn't find any direct reference to this condition but with no confirmed NEC or other cause of the pneumoperitoneum, I would look to P96.89, Other specified co... [ Read More ]
New Left Inguinal Hernia (completed) Recurrent Right Inguinal Hernia (aborted)
Good morning, Please see below scrubbed highlights from my operative note. Does the aborted procedure bundle into the completed procedure? I would usually think so but both hernia procedures have dis... [ Read More ]
Does Operative note support a 43280?
I submitted a claim for the note below for payment of 43280-22 and 49560. The payer denied the operative note below payment for a 43280-22 and considered the 49560 a bundled service to the line they ... [ Read More ]
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