Urology ICD-10 Codes Update: 2019

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• Urology ICD-10 Codes Update 2019

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Urology ICD-10 Codes Update 2019

• Urology medical billing becomes challenging with
  consistent changes in ICD codes and guidelines.
  Outsourcing your medical billing to a company
  with expertise in urology medical billing is the
  best option to submit error free claims with
  increased reimbursement. Recently several new
  ICD-10 coding updates are introduced in Urology
  medical billing. Urologists need to aware of the
  Urology ICD-10 Codes Update for urethral
  stricture, urinalysis findings, and testicular
  diagnostic imaging.
• Code category N35 has new codes in 2019 for male
  and urethral female stricture that further
  specify anatomy
• N35.016 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male,
  overlapping sites
• N35.116 Post infective urethral stricture, not
  elsewhere classified, male, overlapping sites
• N35.811 Other urethral stricture, male, meatal
• N35.812 Other urethral bulbous stricture, male
• N35.813 Other membranous urethral stricture, male
• N35.814 Other anterior urethral stricture, male,
  anterior
• N35.816 Other urethral stricture, male,
  overlapping sites
• N35.819 Other urethral stricture, male,
  unspecified site
• N35.82 Other urethral stricture, female
• N35.911 Unspecified urethral stricture, male,
  meatal

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Urology ICD-10 Codes Update 2019

• N35.912 Unspecified bulbous urethral stricture,
  male
• N35.913 Unspecified membranous urethral
  stricture, male
• N35.914 Unspecified anterior urethral stricture,
  male
• N35.916 Unspecified urethral stricture, male,
  overlapping sites
• N35.919 Unspecified urethral stricture, male,
  unspecified site
• N35.92 Unspecified urethral stricture, female
• N99.116 Post procedural urethral stricture, male,
  overlapping sites
• In Chapter 18 (Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal
  Clinical and Laboratory), specific codes for
  abnormal urine findings have been added to code
  subsection R82.99
• R82.991 Hypocitraturia
• R82.992 Hyperoxaluria
• R82.993 Hyperuricosuria
• R82.994 Hypercalciuria
• R82.998 Other abnormal findings in urine
• To identify other abnormal findings on diagnostic
  imaging, code subcategory R93.8 has been expanded
  as follows

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Urology ICD-10 Codes Update 2019

• R93.811 Abnormal radiologic findings on
  diagnostic imaging right testicle
• R93.812 Abnormal radiologic findings on
  diagnostic imaging of left testicle
• R93.813 Abnormal radiologic findings on
  diagnostic imaging of testicles, bilateral
• R93.819 Abnormal radiologic findings on
  diagnostic imaging of unspecified testicle
• R93.89 Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of
  other specified body structures
• Common ICD-10 Coding Errors
• As per recent Urology Times report, there are
  three common mistakes that can lead to audits or
  retroactive review of claims and take backs
• Using C67.9 bladder cancer site unspecified This
  code can be used if the documentation does not
  convey the info of the location from which a
  bladder tumor was removed. The specific site of
  bladder cancer is usually known. The procedure
  note should inform the site to ensure the highest
  level of coding representing the patients
  condition.
• Using symptom codes Misused symptom codes are
  another common error.
• The Urology Times report explains that symptom
  codes should be included in claims using N40.
  Even if the symptom is due to benign prostatic
  hyperplasia (BPH).
• Assigning cancer diagnosis when the cancer has
  been surgically removed, with no symptoms
  present. Diagnosis with a personal history of
  malignant neoplasm is the appropriate option for
  patients who had treatment for prostate,
  testicular, kidney, or bladder cancer and had the
  cancer removed, and have no elevated PSA or
  remaining cancerous tissue.

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Urology ICD-10 Codes Update 2019
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