AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2019 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Phlebitis and Thrombophlebitis

New codes have been created to describe phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of the peroneal vein and the calf muscular vein of the distal lower extremities. Phlebitis is inflammation of a vein. Thrombophlebitis is caused by blood clots in a vein that can lead to inflammation. Typically, thrombophlebitis will develop in veins of the legs, but can also occur in the upper extremities, in either superficial or deep veins. Previously, ICD-10-CM did not provide specific codes to capture phlebitis/ thrombophlebitis involving the peroneal vein or muscular branch veins. Coding professionals were referred to nonspecific codes for “phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of...

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