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ICD-10-CM Code for Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right shoulder, initial encounter S40.261A

ICD-10 code S40.261A for Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right shoulder, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right shoulder, initial encounter

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[QUOTE="rleif1sun, post: 442888, member: 493691"]tnx so much what if pt comes in for tick bite on right shoulder and provider removed tick for which primary diag is reported as S40.261A-(Insect bite ... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 442875, member: 5404"]The external cause code for the bite cannot be used as a primary diagnosis, and Z11.8 is not correct because the patient is not asymptomatic and this en... [ Read More ]
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