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ICD-10-CM Code for Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum S09.20

ICD-10 code S09.20 for Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum

S09.2

Excludes1: traumatic rupture of ear drum due to blast injury (S09.31-)

 
S09.20 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum
Child Code
Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, initial encounter
Child Code
Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, subsequent encounter
Child Code
Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, sequela

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Neuropsychology head injury question
Hello, I bill for a group of neuropsychologists who see patients in the hospital after a traumatic head injury. They often bill F07.81, S09.90XA. Medicare will pay if just F07.81 is coded. The com... [ Read More ]
Need help with DX code
[QUOTE="lataashwini23@gmail.com, post: 467727, member: 632354"] we have coded S09.90XA but [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]WC US department[/B][/COLOR] denied the claims stating bill diagnosis not related ... [ Read More ]
Need help with DX code
we have coded S09.90XA but WC US department denied the claims stating bill diagnosis not related to accepted condition. what will be the correct DX code ? [CENTER]... [ Read More ]
Coding sequela
Sure? Without knowing what code within DME, it's hard to say specifically what is allowed. But that's a billable-specific code according to [url=https://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/S00-T88/S00-S09... [ Read More ]
post concussion syndrome
[b]Post concussion syndrome[/b] Hi There, You can use F07.81 not just dx. Fo7.8 unless add more additional dx as a reason per the ICD10 instructions. Look at block G44 to be in aligned with doc's do... [ Read More ]
post concussion syndrome
Hello I am new to this forum and I am a Coding Educator with a coding question. We have providers who like to use the 'post-Concussion' syndrome diagnosis code F07.81 for many issues. I am looking an... [ Read More ]
super glues eyes shut? Help with ICD-10
I walked this through the encoder, and there's no actual code for this scenario, which is interesting, because I am sure it has happened more than once. There's no 'other specified' injury of eyelid ... [ Read More ]
Pulling Diagnosis/Sign/Symptom from EHR
[I]Hello Fellow Auditors, By day, I am a coder, by night, an Auditor. So, I am always going back and forth with this issue and thought I would reach out to my colleagues for their insight. Our physic... [ Read More ]
Icd 10 question
S06.89XA won't work because you can't have the placeholder X; if you're going to use S06.89- you need to know the status of the LOC. Do you have any additional information? Can you query the provider?... [ Read More ]
Looking for supporting documentation
The S06 category is for intracranial injuries. That is what a concussion is, a brain injury. The S09 category is for other and unspecified injuries to the head with the choice S09.9 for unspecified... [ Read More ]
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