Question

Patient was admitted following an outpatient esophagogastroduodenoscopy for dilatation of an esophageal stricture. The patient was unable to void and was admitted because of urinary retention. ICD-10-CM Codes: __________, __________, __________, __________

Answer 1

ICD 10 CM is international classification of disease 10 the revision clinical modification codes. It is used to code in hospitals by health care professionals to code or classify diseases, symptoms occuring secondary to any illness, and current procedures done as a diagnosis or to treat the disease.

In the above scenario patient came for OPD for dilatation of an esophageal stricture.

The patient reason for admission is urinary retention. As per ICD10 CM guidelines the primary diagnosis or the reason for admission is to be coded first followed by secondary diagnosis. Here thou the patient came for EGD scopy the reason for admission is urinary retention.

ICD codes are :

1) R33.9 - It describes diagnosis code for urinary retention.

R CODES describes signs and symptoms and abnormal clinical or laboratory findings.R30-39 - signs and symptoms codes involving genitourinary system R33.9 code states urinary retention.

2) K22.2 : esophageal stricture.

- K codes states diseases of digestive system.K22 - 31 indicates diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum.

3) Z13.810 - Z codes are encounter for screening diseases using diagnostic scopes. Z13.810 indicates encounter for a patient to screen upper gastrointestinal disorders.