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Does anyone know the ICD 10 code for a reaction to the Covid 19 vaccine?
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Does anyone know the ICD 10 code for a reaction to the Covid 19 vaccine?
Thank you!Via ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic, First Quarter ICD-10 2021
Question:
A patient presents to the emergency department with complaint of malaise following administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The provider documented adverse effect of COVID-19 vaccine. How should this case be coded? (3/1/21)
Answer:
Assign codes R53.81, Other malaise; and T50.B95A, Adverse effect of other viral vaccines, initial encounter.
Question:
Should normal or expected side effects of the COVID-19 vaccination be coded for patients seeking medical care or for patients in nursing homes, hospitals, etc., when the side effects meet reporting requirements? (3/1/21)
Answer:
Yes, it would be appropriate to report a code(s) for side effects when the patient requires additional treatment or medical care such as monitoring or treatment for the side effects. Assign the code for the nature of the effect (e.g. fever) followed by code T50.B95A, Adverse effect of other viral vaccines, initial encounter.
Question:
A patient presents to the emergency department via ambulance after complaining of hives and swelling, severe breathing problems, and swelling in the throat, following administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The provider documented anaphylactic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine. The current ICD-10- CM indexing for anaphylactic reaction to immunization points to a code for serum reaction. However, since the COVID-19 vaccine is not serum based, may we use code T80.52? (3/1/21)
Answer:
Assign code T80.52XA, Anaphylactic reaction due to vaccination, initial encounter, for documented anaphylactic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine. Although subcategory T80.5, identifies anaphylactic reaction to serum, it is the closest available code to capture this condition.
Thank you!Via ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic, First Quarter ICD-10 2021
Question:
A patient presents to the emergency department with complaint of malaise following administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The provider documented adverse effect of COVID-19 vaccine. How should this case be coded? (3/1/21)
Answer:
Assign codes R53.81, Other malaise; and T50.B95A, Adverse effect of other viral vaccines, initial encounter.
Question:
Should normal or expected side effects of the COVID-19 vaccination be coded for patients seeking medical care or for patients in nursing homes, hospitals, etc., when the side effects meet reporting requirements? (3/1/21)
Answer:
Yes, it would be appropriate to report a code(s) for side effects when the patient requires additional treatment or medical care such as monitoring or treatment for the side effects. Assign the code for the nature of the effect (e.g. fever) followed by code T50.B95A, Adverse effect of other viral vaccines, initial encounter.
Question:
A patient presents to the emergency department via ambulance after complaining of hives and swelling, severe breathing problems, and swelling in the throat, following administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The provider documented anaphylactic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine. The current ICD-10- CM indexing for anaphylactic reaction to immunization points to a code for serum reaction. However, since the COVID-19 vaccine is not serum based, may we use code T80.52? (3/1/21)
Answer:
Assign code T80.52XA, Anaphylactic reaction due to vaccination, initial encounter, for documented anaphylactic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine. Although subcategory T80.5, identifies anaphylactic reaction to serum, it is the closest available code to capture this condition.
I use R53.81 (malaise) as primary code then T50.B95A (adverse effect other viral vaccines) secondary codeVia ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic, First Quarter ICD-10 2021
Question:
A patient presents to the emergency department with complaint of malaise following administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The provider documented adverse effect of COVID-19 vaccine. How should this case be coded? (3/1/21)
Answer:
Assign codes R53.81, Other malaise; and T50.B95A, Adverse effect of other viral vaccines, initial encounter.
Question:
Should normal or expected side effects of the COVID-19 vaccination be coded for patients seeking medical care or for patients in nursing homes, hospitals, etc., when the side effects meet reporting requirements? (3/1/21)
Answer:
Yes, it would be appropriate to report a code(s) for side effects when the patient requires additional treatment or medical care such as monitoring or treatment for the side effects. Assign the code for the nature of the effect (e.g. fever) followed by code T50.B95A, Adverse effect of other viral vaccines, initial encounter.
Question:
A patient presents to the emergency department via ambulance after complaining of hives and swelling, severe breathing problems, and swelling in the throat, following administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The provider documented anaphylactic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine. The current ICD-10- CM indexing for anaphylactic reaction to immunization points to a code for serum reaction. However, since the COVID-19 vaccine is not serum based, may we use code T80.52? (3/1/21)
Answer:
Assign code T80.52XA, Anaphylactic reaction due to vaccination, initial encounter, for documented anaphylactic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine. Although subcategory T80.5, identifies anaphylactic reaction to serum, it is the closest available code to capture this condition.