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ICD-10-CM Code for Pyoderma vegetans L08.81

ICD-10 code L08.81 for Pyoderma vegetans is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .

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Pyoderma vegetans
Excludes1: pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
pyoderma NOS (L08.0)

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I REALLY NEED SOME HELP ON THIS ONE. MY PROVIDER DID AN I&D ON A HIP HOWEVER I AM HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE DIAGNOSIS ON THIS ONE. THE PROVIDER HAS DIAGNOSED RT HIP INFECTION WITH CHRONIC DRAINING S... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis Code
We submitted a claim to a payer and the claim is being stopped at the front end edit, stating, " the diagnosis code B95.61 describes an external cause code or requires the diagnosis code for the first... [ Read More ]
G0180 - Home Health coding/billing question about DX
I billed Medicare for home health with G0180 and dx codes S71.002A, L08.9, B95.2 in this same order. Its very rare I receive a denial for my HH claims but this one got me. Medicare denied with informa... [ Read More ]
clarify the Inital or subsequent encounter
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Debridement Sacral wound
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Perianal Strep
Hello! I am struggling with finding the best way to code this - I work in Peds and we sometimes have kiddos that come in with a severe diaper rash and the provider does a strep test and it comes back... [ Read More ]
Integumentary or Respiratory - ENT
[b]Extends into the Nasal Bone[/b] Hello stacymhennessey, Neither CPT 11440 nor CPT 30124 are the correct code. If this was confirmed to be a dermoid cyst then CPT 30125 would be the correct code as... [ Read More ]
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