Edit ICD10 dx: Edema, localized NOS

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{{ICD10 transition status | OldDxArticle =Upper Airway Obstruction| CurrentStatus = freshly automatically generated article | InitialEditorAssigned = Stephanie Cortilet }} == Additional Info == *This is "sign/symptom code", so the usual rule applies about these: Strive to code the CAUSE, and if you can do so, also coding the sign/symptom is OK, but optional. {{ICD10 Guideline Signs Symptoms Test Results not needed when cause known}} {{ICD10 Guideline repeated events}} == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == *There are more specific codes for a few types of localized edema: **[[Laryngeal (larynx, vocal cord), edema]] **[[Ascites]] **[[Lymphedema]] -- which is often localized *Other possibilities include: **[[Congestive heart failure with pulmonary edema]] **[[Pulmonary edema that is not from heart disease]] **[[ARDS (noncardiogenic pulmonary edema)]] **[[Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI, form of ARDS)]] **[[Edema, generalized NOS (anasarca)]] **[[Edema, NOS]] **[[Fluid overload]] == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == *Code the cause, if known. == Related CCI Codes == {{Data Integrity Check List}} == Related Articles == {{Related Articles}} {{ICD10 footer}} {{EndPlaceHolder}}

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