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ICD-10-CM Code for Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection) K66.0

ICD-10 code K66.0 for Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection)
Adhesions (of) abdominal (wall)
Adhesions (of) diaphragm
Adhesions (of) intestine
Adhesions (of) male pelvis
Adhesions (of) omentum
Adhesions (of) stomach
Adhesive bands
Mesenteric adhesions
Excludes1: peritoneal adhesions with intestinal obstruction (K56.5-)
Excludes2: female pelvic adhesions [bands] (N73.6)
female pelvic postprocedural adhesions (N99.4)

K66

Excludes2: ascites (R18.-)
peritoneal effusion (chronic) (R18.8)

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[QUOTE="jnorman82, post: 463953, member: 481649"] Hi! There is definitely 44120, dx of k56.52, K66.0, and K43.9. When coming across something like this with my docs (General surgery) I cannot code the... [ Read More ]
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