ICD-10-CM Coding for Skin Flashcards
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What ICD-10-CM code applies to cellulitis of the right lower limb?
Answer: L03.115
L03.115 is the specific code for cellulitis of the right lower limb in ICD-10-CM.
Which ICD-10-CM category covers cutaneous abscess, furuncle, and carbuncle?
Answer: L02
Category L02 in ICD-10-CM covers cutaneous abscess, furuncle, and carbuncle.
A patient is diagnosed with impetigo without mention of a specific type or organism. What code applies?
Answer: L01.00
L01.00 represents impetigo, unspecified, when no specific type or organism is documented.
A Type 2 diabetic patient presents with diabetic dermatitis. How should this be coded?
Answer: E11.620
E11.620 is the combination code for Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic dermatitis.
Which code represents tinea pedis (athlete's foot)?
Answer: B35.3
B35.3 is the ICD-10-CM code for tinea pedis (dermatophytosis of the foot).
A patient has herpes zoster with associated skin eruption. Which code is sequenced first?
Answer: B02.9
The herpes zoster code (B02.x) is sequenced first, as it is the underlying cause of the skin manifestation.
Scabies is classified in which ICD-10-CM code?
Answer: B86
B86 is the ICD-10-CM code for scabies, a parasitic skin infestation caused by Sarcoptes scabiei.