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

Hypertrophy of Vulva

Code N90.6, Hypertrophy of vulva, has been expanded to three new codes and now uniquely identifies: childhood asymmetric labium majus enlargement (CALME) (N90.61), unspecified hypertrophy of vulva (N90.60) and other specified hypertrophy of vulva (N90.69). The new codes were created at the request of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) with support from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Childhood asymmetric labium majus enlargement (CALME) is a condition in which one side of the outer labia is enlarged or swollen by excess tissue growth. The extra tissue leads to an asymmetrical appearance as...

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