ICD-9 code 958.6 for Volkmann's ischemic contracture is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -CERTAIN TRAUMATIC COMPLICATIONS AND UNSPECIFIED INJURIES (958-959).
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I feel there would be a more specific code for this scenario than the one I came up with (see below), but maybe I'm not coding it correctly. Here's the provider's short note:
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I would code the cellulitis first 682.6 (lower extremity) then the 459.81 and third and final code 707.19 (lower limb). [U]Do not use 958.3[/U] because the note has specified cellulitis...look that c... [ Read More ]
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...or should another code apply for status post wound infection in history below? Thanks in advance :)
History: 63-year-old woman status post L3-L5 effusion presents with wound infection.
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