Limb ischemia (upper or lower)
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Limb ischemia (upper or lower) |
ICD10 code: | I99.8 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Peripheral Vascular Disease |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Additional Info
Peripheral Vascular Disease, PVD
PVD is also under Atherosclerosis of arteries of arms or legs, so when it comes to coding PVD which is correct to use? Is Limb Ischemia more acute than just regular PVD? Would you code Limb Ischemia for those with symptoms of claudication and Atherosclerosis of Arteries of Arms and Legs for those who are asymptomatic? Surbanski 11:12, 2022 July 12 (CDT) |
- Ischemia is an entity that can be contributed to my a variety of causes, and in any organ or body region
- When regional ischemia is present, you should use the ICD10 Category:Ischemia code for that body region, e.g. Limb ischemia (upper or lower), Mesenteric ischemia, acute
- IF known, you should also link to the ischemia code the contributing cause or causes, which may include:
- the Category:Atherosclerosis code of the relevant regional arterial tree -- e.g. Atherosclerosis of arteries of arms or legs
- the Category:Venous thromboembolism / Category:Arterial thromboembolism code of the relevant regional arterial tree -- e.g. Thromboembolism/embolism, renal vein
- Compartment Syndrome
- Mechanical compression of a limb or its vessels (as most often occurs in trauma situations)
- Use of vasoconstrictor medications, for whatever indication
- Of course, a patient may have any of these potential causes of ischemia without ischemia.
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