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ICD-10-CM Code for Activities involving animal care Y93.K

ICD-10 code Y93.K for Activities involving animal care is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - External causes of morbidity .

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Activities involving animal care
Excludes1: activity, horseback riding (Y93.52)
 
Y93.K Activities involving animal care
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Activity, walking an animal
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Activity, milking an animal
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Activity, grooming and shearing an animal
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Activity, other involving animal care

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Telehealth question
You are correct, that is incorrect usage of the code. Codes in the V-Y range are "external causes of morbidity codes" which, per the ICD-10 guidelines, "[I]are intended to provide data for injury res... [ Read More ]
Telehealth question
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Chapter 6 in Study Guide "Issues
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External Cause - Jumping From Car
How about W17.89xA, Y92.810, and Y93.39. This covers Falling from 1 level to another, Car as the place of occurrence, and jumping off as the activity.... [ Read More ]
BLUE Cross Denials
I am in need of help, I have received a few denials in the last couple of weeks on my injury coding. I will give you an example. DX 1. s93.601A 2. Y93.66, 3. Y92.322 CPT. 1.99214, 2.73630-LT 3.7363... [ Read More ]
Help with a Code Please
yes add the activity for sleeping Y93.84... [ Read More ]
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ICD 10 Workplace Dx?
This isn't a diagnosis, it's an external cause - you could use W18.40XA for the trip and Y92.9/Y93.9/Y99.0 to indicate the workplace if this is all you have, but you would still need a diagnosis for y... [ Read More ]
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We are using the T18 code and the Y92. We are not using a Y93 code as we cannot find an activity code for eating.... [ Read More ]
ICD 10 food bolus
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