nyyankees
True Blue
I have Crohn's disease of ileum w/rectal bleeding (K50.011) and abscess. Do I report the abscess? If so what code? Thanks..
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Wiki Crohn's Disease
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jmcpolin
True Blue
are you using the ICD-10 already?
nyyankees
True Blue
no but preparing....not easy..
jmcpolin
True Blue
Oh I bet my office has not even started yet whoops!
johnmeyer
Guru
If you look a bit lower on the list, you'll see K50.014 includes with abcess. You should be able to code both since there is no Excludes 1 or 2 note that says you can't.
lasonya
New
use K50.011 and K50.014 for the abscess