Outpatient CPT Codes

Outpatient CPT Codes

In the outpatient setting, there are a number of commonly used codes as follows

INCISION AND DRAINAGE
10060 Incision and drainage of abscess ; simple or single
10061 Incision and drainage of abscess; complicated or multiple

Codes 10060-10061 includes incision and drainage of carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia

10080 Incision and drainage of pilonidal cyst; simple
10081 Incision and drainage of pilonidal cyst;complicated

10120 Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple
10121 Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; complicated

10140 Incision and drainage of hematoma, seroma or fluid collection

NAILS
11740 Evacuation of subungual hematoma

REPAIR OF SKIN
REPAIR (CLOSURE) CPT Codes 12001-16036
REPAIR--SIMPLE CPT Codes 12001-12021
REPAIR--INTERMEDIATE CPT Codes 12031-12057
REPAIR--COMPLEX CPT Codes 13100-13160

BURNS, LOCAL TREATMENT 16000-16036
Procedures 16000-16036 refer to local treatment of burned surface only.


Outpatient CPT Codes MEDICINE Section of CPT

94640 Nebulizer treatment
93005 EKG


Tags: Outpatient CPT Codes, Outpatient CPT Coding

ICD 9 code for COPD

ICD 9 CM coding for COPD

ICD 9 Code for COPD: 496

COPD decompensated or Exacerbation of COPD 491.21. ICD 9 Code 491.21 can be used for following documentation COPD in/with exacerbation, end stage COPD in exacerbation, severe COPD in exacerbation, exacerbation of COPD, and decompensated COPD.

COPD with acute bronchitis 491.22

CPOD with asthma (chronic)(obstructive) 493.2x {x=0,1,2}

COPD with bronchitis (chronic) 491.20

COPD with emphysema 492.8
with exacerbation (acute) 491.21
acute 491.22


ICD 9 Codes for COPD in Pregnency
Preexisting asthma or COPD complicating the pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium is assigned two codes. First assign code 648.9x, Other current conditions classified elsewhere and then COPD code as an additional diagnosis.


Tags: ICD 9 Code for CPOD , ICD 9 CM Code for CPOD

ICD 9 code for drug screen

Encounters for drug monitoring are assigned code V58.83. Use additional code to describe the associated long-term (current) drug use (V58.61-V58.69). V58.83 may be used alone if the monitoring was for a drug that a patient used for only a brief time. Source: CC 4Q 2002
Patients who require MUGA scans to monitor the effect of chemotherapy are assigned code V58.83, Encounter for therapeutic drug monitoring followed by code V58.69, Long-term (current) use of other medications and the code for the malignancy. If chemotherapy is also given during the same encounter, the reason for admission/first listed code is V58.1. Source: CC 1Q 2004

Blood-drug testing for medicolegal reasons : (V70.4)
(Blood-alcohol tests) (Blood-drug tests)

ICD 9 code Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

441.4 Abdominal aneurysm without mention of rupture

441.02 Dissecting Abdominal Aneurysm

441.3 Ruptured Abdominal Aneurysm

093.0 Syphilitic Abdominal Aneurysm

Do not assign an additional diagnosis code for a thrombus evacuated during aneurysm repair. The thrombus is included in the aneurysm diagnosis.

CPT Procedure codes for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm

ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM 34800-34834
For trancatheter placment of wireless physiologic sensor in aneurysmal sac, use 34806 :: :: For analysis, interpretation, and report of implanted wireless pressure sensor in aneurysmal sac, use 93982


Codes 34800-34826 represent a family of component procedures to report placement of an endovascular graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. These codes describe open femoral or iliac artery exposure, device manipulation and deployment, balloon angioplasty and/or stent deployment and closure of the arteriotomy sites. Source: CPT book


Report separately introduction of guidewires and catheters (eg. 36200, 36245-36248, 36140). Extensive repair or replacement of an artery should be additionally reported (eg. 35226 or 35286). Source: CPT book

Report additional interventional procedures performed at the same time of the endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair outside of the endoprosthesis target zone, when done before or after deployment of graft. Source: CPT book

Report 75952 for radiological supervision and interpretation in conjunction with endovascular repair codes 34800-34808. Source: CPT book

Report codes 34812 (femoral), 34820 (iliac), 34833 (iliac with conduit), 34834 (brachial) for open arterial exposure as appropriate in addition to endovascular repair code 34800-34808. Source: CPT book

Report code 34806 for transcatheter placement of wireless physiologic sensor in aneurysmal sac. Report code 93982 for analysis, interpretation, and report of implanted wireless pressure sensor. Source: CPT book

Use code 34808 in conjunction with codes 34800, 34813, 34825, 34826. For radiological supervision and interpretation, use 75952 in conjunction with 34800, 34802, 34804, 34808. For open approach, report codes 34812-34820 in addition to codes 34800, 34802, 34804, 34805,34808 as appropriate. Source: CPT book

ICD Procedure Codes

39.71 - Endovascular Implant Graft Abdominal Aorta
39.79 - Other Endovacular repair(of aneurysm) On Other Vessels

ICD 9 code for Arthritis

Arthritis, arthritic (acute)(chronic)(subacute) 716.90

716 Other and unspecified arthropathies

Includes Arthritis (acute) (chronic) (subacute), Arthropathy (acute) (chronic) (subacute), and Inflammation of joint NOS

716.90 site unspecified

716.91 shoulder region
Shoulder region includes Acromioclavicular joint(s), Glenohumeral joint(s), Sternoclavicular joint(s), Clavicle, and Scapula

716.92 upper arm
Includes Elbow joint and Humerus

716.93 forearm
Includes Radius, Ulna, and Wrist joint

716.94 hand
Includes Carpus, Metacarpus, and Phalanges [fingers]

716.95 Pelvic region and thigh

716.96 lower leg

716.97 ankle and foot

716.98 other specified sites
Includes Head, Neck, Ribs, Skull, Trunk, and Vertebral column

716.99 Multiple sites

Arthritis of back or spine is coded to spondylsis 721.9x
Degenerative Arthritis is coded to Osteoarthrosis 715.9x


ICD 10 CM code for Arthritis