Edema, localized NOS
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Edema, localized NOS |
ICD10 code: | R60.0 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Upper Airway Obstruction |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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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.
Template:Combined Symptoms not needed when cause known
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:
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Code the cause, if known.
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