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ICD-10-CM Code for Urinary tract infection, site not specified N39.0

ICD-10 code N39.0 for Urinary tract infection, site not specified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the genitourinary system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Urinary tract infection, site not specified
Use additional code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
Excludes1: candidiasis of urinary tract (B37.4-)
neonatal urinary tract infection (P39.3)
pyuria (R82.81)
urinary tract infection of specified site, such as:
cystitis (N30.-)
urethritis (N34.-)

N39

Excludes2: hematuria NOS (R31.-)
recurrent or persistent hematuria (N02.-)
recurrent or persistent hematuria with specified morphological lesion (N02.-)
proteinuria NOS (R80.-)

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ESBL UTI
Hello everyone- Does anyone know how to code ESBL UTI? In the code book it doesn't state ESBL as an infectious agent, so I am wondering if it would code as N39.0 for the UTI and Z16.12 for resistance... [ Read More ]
Recurrent UTI
[QUOTE="alp.jeffrey, post: 513159, member: 771807"] I would code N39.0 if this person is currently having a UTI. If you happen to know the organism from a urine c&s, you can add that. I wouldn't code ... [ Read More ]
Need guidelines on this
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 513675, member: 5404"] There's an excludes1 notes under the N30-N39 section in ICD-10 that instructs not to use these codes for urinary infections in pregnancy, so I can't th... [ Read More ]
Need guidelines on this
[QUOTE="deltaluv, post: 513660, member: 183964"] Yes, I was thinking that too but 3m maps out coding O2342 and N390 together. I was puzzled by their logic. [/QUOTE] There's an excludes1 notes under t... [ Read More ]
Recurrent UTI
I would code N39.0 if this person is currently having a UTI. If you happen to know the organism from a urine c&s, you can add that. I wouldn't code symptoms.... [ Read More ]
Recurrent UTI
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 513124, member: 5404"] A UTI without further specificity is coded as N39.0, not N30.21. I would not code Z87.440 just based on the term 'recurrent' unless the provider has a... [ Read More ]
Recurrent UTI
A UTI without further specificity is coded as N39.0, not N30.21. I would not code Z87.440 just based on the term 'recurrent' unless the provider has also documented a history of UTIs in the past. Wi... [ Read More ]
Biofeedback training only Fecal. Urge Incontinence
Code 90912 and `+90913 based on time spent. Diagnoses may include N39.3, R15.0, 1, 2, or N39.41. For EMG bill 51784 only when used for diagnosis and not with biofeedback. For a separate ano-rectal man... [ Read More ]
ICD-10 Asymptomatic cystitis
[QUOTE="dbolivar1, post: 512270, member: 733065"] Hello I need help on which code/s are more supported for 7 weeks pregnant with asymptomatic cystitis. I'm fairly new in coding OB triage, I get a lit... [ Read More ]
eCoin Peripheral Neurostimulator - CPT help
Looking for CPT help for eCoin Peripheral Neurostimulator - 64590 DX - N39.41 - N39.46 - N32.81... [ Read More ]
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