ICD-10 Code T76.52XA
Child sexual exploitation, suspected, initial encounter
| ICD-10: | T76.52XA |
| Short Description: | Child sexual exploitation, suspected, initial encounter |
| Long Description: | Child sexual exploitation, suspected, initial encounter |
Valid for Submission
ICD-10 T76.52XA is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of child sexual exploitation, suspected, initial encounter. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
New 2019 ICD-10 Code
T76.52XA is new to ICD-10 code set for the FY 2019, effective October 1, 2018. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2018. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2019 (October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019).
Code Classification
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T98)
Information for Medical Professionals
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Pediatric diagnoses - Pediatric. Age range is 0–17 years inclusive (e.g., Reye’s syndrome, routine child health exam).
Replacement Code
T7652XA replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- T76.22XA - Child sexual abuse, suspected, initial encounter
ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.