AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; ICD-10-CM NEW/REVISED CODES

Acute Pancreatitis

New codes have been created at category K85, Acute pancreatitis, to uniquely describe idiopathic acute pancreatitis (K85.0-), biliary acute pancreatitis (K85.1-), alcohol induced acute pancreatitis (K85.2-), drug induced acute pancreatitis (K85.3-), other acute pancreatitis (K85.8-) and other diseases of the pancreas (K85.9-). ICD-10-CM further classifies the severity of acute pancreatitis at the 5th digit level as follows: 0    without necrosis or infection1    with uninfected necrosis2    with infected necrosis Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. It can occur suddenly and will cause pain and swelling in...

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