Wiki Tooth trauma

[tflynn63]

Does anyone have any idea what ICD-9 code you would use for tooth trauma? Tooth isn't broken chipped or anthing else. Can't find a thing.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

 

[kak6]

I use 521.20 unless you need an injury code, for the trauma, then about the only thing I find is 873.63 - anyone have another idea?

 

[ivorytofu@hotmail.com]

873.63 would be the dx used for trauma/injury. If you look in the Index to Disease under Injury then down to tooth NEC it leads you to the above dx code.

 

[NaliniAAPC]

Hi,
Diagnosis code for broken chipped Tooth trauma -873.63 ...

Regards,
Nalini CPC

 

[PURNIMA]

Hi,

For any Tooth Trauma, the appropriate ICD code would be 873.63.

Thanks,

Purnima S, CPC

Does anyone have any idea what ICD-9 code you would use for tooth trauma? Tooth isn't broken chipped or anthing else. Can't find a thing.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

 

[JacquelynA]

Medical or Dental?

Hey guys, just be careful...if you are a medical office don't use a dental code or they will deny it. For instance, I used dental abscess and got a denial, recoded with mouth ulcer and got payment. So you might use mouth pain plus the E-code for the accidental injury since the tooth was not chipped or loostened.