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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*First and foremost is that you should NOT use this code if the problem is acquired and not congenital. | *First and foremost is that you should NOT use this code if the problem is acquired and not congenital. | ||
*If for example, there is a malformation which is acquired, and there is not a specific code for that problem, then use the appropriate wastebasket code, e.g. [[Bladder, disorder NOS]], | *If for example, there is a malformation which is acquired, and there is not a specific code for that problem, then use the appropriate wastebasket code, e.g. [[Bladder, disorder NOS]], see other [[#Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition]] | ||
*Urinary system includes: | *Urinary system includes: | ||
** kidneys | ** kidneys | ||