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ICD-10-CM Code for Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hand S60.56

ICD-10 code S60.56 for Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hand 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 hand

S60.5

Excludes2: superficial injuries of fingers (S60.3-, S60.4-)

 
S60.56 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hand
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Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right hand
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Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left hand
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Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified hand

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Workers Comp BIlling Question please help I'm a little lost and new to this
Thank you so much for the information, I have contacted the patient and he informed me that he is self employed and does not have any employees, which according to the patient, makes him exempt from w... [ Read More ]
Workers Comp BIlling Question please help I'm a little lost and new to this
This probably won't get paid as is, the S60.450A9 is invalid, so once you get the denial the patient will get an eob and will call you or insurance company....start all over. Also the insurance compan... [ Read More ]
Workers Comp BIlling Question please help I'm a little lost and new to this
I work for a family practice and we had a patient that was seen for an er follow up visit due to a work related injury, apparently the patient did not inform us that the injury was work related at the... [ Read More ]
clarify the Inital or subsequent encounter
Assessment 1. Infected abrasion of hand (S60.519A,L08.9) 2. Contusion of hand, left (S60.222A) Plan Medications 1. Start: Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim 800-160 MG Oral Tablet; TAKE 1 TABLET TWICE D... [ Read More ]
Purulent drainage/no remaining foreign body found
Greetings, I need assistance with CPT code selection for purulent drainage. The patient got a splinter and removed what could be seen, thought there was still some in there and came in to have rema... [ Read More ]
ICD 10 for BB (removal of the BB)
Since you are selecting a S Code, I would surmise that this is an acute injury to the hand. The S60 Code Set for "Superficial Injuries" is essentially limited to injuries involving the skin and immed... [ Read More ]
ICD 10 for BB (removal of the BB)
Quick question - patient has BB in the interosseous musculature bx long and ring finger metacarpals (left hand) - would the appropriate code be S61.442A (Puncture wound with foreign body, left hand) o... [ Read More ]
Query
I code for hand surgeons and questions I've never heard of always cause me to go in research mode - "external constriction of finger" codes to an injury code, S60.44----. There is a syndrome, CRS, wh... [ Read More ]
Help with Dx code
S60.559a, s80.859a, y99.8 ????... [ Read More ]
Splinter removed from thumb
[b]I'm new at this but...[/b] [QUOTE="jamiejohnson63@earthlink.net, post: 323550, member: 261360"]What procedure code and diagnosis code would you use to remove a foreign body from a patient's thumb.... [ Read More ]
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