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ICD-10-CM Code for Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall Q79.59

ICD-10 code Q79.59 for Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall

Q79.5

Excludes1: umbilical hernia (K42.-)

Q79

Excludes2: congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)

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[QUOTE="drhoads, post: 509885, member: 170202"] Could anyone tell me what diagnosis would be primary for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in pregnancy? I was considering using 099.89x, Q79.60 and z3a.xx, but th... [ Read More ]
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Could anyone tell me what diagnosis would be primary for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in pregnancy? I was considering using 099.89x, Q79.60 and z3a.xx, but the book states not to use "Q" codes on maternal r... [ Read More ]
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Need advice for division of abdominal fascia for relief of ischemic bowel and temporary closure of gastroschisis with silo. My provider used 49605. Patient had the placement of silo on 8/7 and tempora... [ Read More ]
ICD-10 Mutually Exclusive
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 445232, member: 30657"]for the example you gave E78.00 with E29.1 the edit for mutually exclusive diagnosis is correct. look under the subsection Metabolic disorders (E70-... [ Read More ]
ICD-10 Mutually Exclusive
for the example you gave E78.00 with E29.1 the edit for mutually exclusive diagnosis is correct. look under the subsection Metabolic disorders (E70-E88) Type 1 Excludes: •androgen insensitivi... [ Read More ]
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