Wiki Diagnosis help

[Legacy79]

I got D72.820

path report:
duodenum biopsy: Duodenal mucosa with mild intraepithelial lymphocytosis, without significant villous blunting

I am not sure of my code. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

 

[whitney1802]

You were right

 

[bbooks]

D72.820 is incorrect. This code is from the section for blood-forming organs, not the GI system

D70-D77 Other disorders of blood and blood-forming organs
D72 Other disorders of white blood cells
D72.82 Elevated white blood cell count
D72.820 Lymphocytosis (symptomatic)

For your situation, I would suggest using K31.89 (Other diseases of stomach and duodenum).

 

[whitney1802]

Lymphocyte is a WBC.
Increase in WBC is lymphocytosis.

 

[amla12]

Lymphocyte is a WBC.
Increase in WBC is lymphocytosis.

Lymphocytosis is increased WBC in the blood - not in the duodenum. The previous poster is correct, K31.89.

 

[mitchellde]

If you read the path carefully it states intraepithelial lymphocytosis which is not the same as the D72 code because this was not a study of the blood sample it was a tissue sample so you would use the K31.89 for this one.