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ICD-10-CM Code for Incompetence of cervix uteri N88.3

ICD-10 code N88.3 for Incompetence of cervix uteri is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the genitourinary system .

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Incompetence of cervix uteri
Investigation and management of (suspected) cervical incompetence in a nonpregnant woman
Excludes1: cervical incompetence complicating pregnancy (O34.3-)

N88

Excludes2: inflammatory disease of cervix (N72)
polyp of cervix (N84.1)

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ICD 10 needed for CERVICAL Scarring
I would have used the same N88.2. Who is advising N88.2 is not correct? The scar tissue is causing stricture. Note: There are exclusion notes on N88.2. Excludes1: stricture and stenosis of cer... [ Read More ]
ICD 10 needed for CERVICAL Scarring cervical scarring
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Coding assistance for removal of cervical mass using the LEEP machine
57522 might be appropriate if the physician removed the polyp while doing a conization. Otherwise, I would use 57500 for cervical biopsy, or 57460 if colpo was used. The use of the LEEP machine doe... [ Read More ]
ICD10 Coding for Pap Smear interpretation
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