Mechanical complication of prosthetic corneal graft (996.51)
ICD-9 code 996.51 for Mechanical complication of prosthetic corneal graft is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -COMPLICATIONS OF SURGICAL AND MEDICAL CARE, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (996-999).
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[b]57415[/b]
I was leaning to 57415 since it is not just an exam. I found this posted as a confirming answer on supercoder website (obviously update your diagnosis coding to ICD10):
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October 2015 Meeting Minutes
Harrisburg Pennsylvania Local Chapter #71704
October Meeting Date: October 22, 2015
Registration and Assorted Snacks/Beverages was from 5:30 - 6:00 Pm
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2015 Meeting Minutes
Harrisburg Pennsylvania Local Chapter #71704
August Meeting Date: August 15, 2015
Registration and Assorted Breakfast Snacks/Beverages was from 7:30 - 8:00 Am
The Meeting start... [ Read More ]
How would you code 3rd degree electrical burn, deep tissue, flank, caused by a pacemaker shock while not grounded.
I'm thinking maybe
942.43, 3rd degree burn, trunk, deep, w/o loss of body part
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Thank you so much for responding jjhamer1. The reason I had said 27134-52
for the liner and head was an article I saw from Margie Vaught :
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