ICD-9 Code 692.9
Contact dermatitis and other eczema, unspecified cause
Not Valid for Submission
692.9 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of contact dermatitis and other eczema, unspecified cause. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
ICD-9: | 692.9 |
Short Description: | Dermatitis NOS |
Long Description: | Contact dermatitis and other eczema, unspecified cause |
Convert 692.9 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- L25.9 - Unspecified contact dermatitis, unspecified cause
Code Classification
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Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
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Other inflammatory conditions of skin and subcutaneous tissue (690-698)
- 692 Contact dermatitis and other eczema
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Other inflammatory conditions of skin and subcutaneous tissue (690-698)
Information for Medical Professionals
Synonyms
- Acute constitutional eczema
- Acute constitutional hand eczema
- Acute contact dermatitis
- Acute dermatitis
- Acute eczema
- Acute hand eczema
- Acute irritant contact dermatitis
- Acute vesicular dermatitis
- Acute vesicular eczema of hand
- Acute vesicular eczema of hands and/or feet
- Acute-on-chronic vesicular eczema of feet
- Acute-on-chronic vesicular eczema of hands
- Acute-on-chronic vesicular eczema of hands AND feet
- Acute-on-chronic vesicular eczema of hands and/or feet
- Allergic contact dermatitis
- Allergic contact dermatitis due to excretions
- Allergic contact dermatitis due to secretions
- Allergic contact dermatitis of external auditory canal
- Allergic contact dermatitis of eyelid
- Allergic contact dermatitis of female genitalia
- Allergic contact dermatitis of hands
- Allergic contact dermatitis of lower leg
- Allergic contact dermatitis of male genitalia
- Allergic contact dermatitis of perianal skin
- Allergic contact dermatitis of pinna
- Allergic dermatitis due to bite of Ctenocephalides felis
- Allergic disorder of skin
- Allergic inhalant dermatitis
- Apron pattern of vesicular eczema of hands
- Atopy as co-factor in hand eczema
- Beard wart
- Chronic constitutional eczema
- Chronic constitutional hand eczema
- Chronic contact dermatitis
- Chronic dermatitis
- Chronic eczema
- Chronic eczema of external auditory canal
- Chronic generalized exfoliative dermatitis
- Chronic hand eczema
- Chronic irritant contact dermatitis
- Chronic papillomatous dermatitis due to incontinence
- Chronic relapsing vesiculosquamous hand eczema
- Chronic superficial scaly dermatitis
- Chronic vesicular eczema of hands
- Chronic vesicular eczema of hands AND feet
- Chronic vesicular eczema of hands and/or feet
- Constitutional discoid hand eczema
- Constitutional eczema
- Constitutional eczema of feet
- Constitutional eczema of hands
- Constitutional eczema of hands and feet
- Constitutional factors as co-factor in hand eczema
- Constitutional fingertip eczema
- Constitutional predisposition as co-factor in eczema
- Constitutional/endogenous eczema of hands and/or feet
- Contact dermatitis
- Contact hand eczema
- Contact mucous membrane inflammation
- Contact with irritant as co-factor in eczema
- Contact with irritant as co-factor in hand eczema
- Crusted eczema
- Cumulative irritant contact dermatitis
- Cumulative irritant contact dermatitis of hands
- Cumulative irritant contact dermatitis of hands due to wet work
- Dermatitis
- Dermatitis due to sweating and friction
- Dermatitis of external auditory canal
- Dermatitis of external ear
- Dermatosis associated with biotin deficiency
- Dermatosis due to therapeutic ionizing irradiation
- Dermatosis in a child
- Dermatosis of lower limb due to disorder of leg veins
- Dermatosis of menopause
- Desiccation eczema
- Diffuse dermatitis
- Discoid eczema of hand
- Discoid eczema of hands and feet
- Disseminated secondary eczema
- Dry discoid eczema
- Dry eczema
- Dry skin dermatitis
- Eczema
- Eczema craquelé due to acute edema
- Eczema of finger
- Eczema of nipple
- Eczematous cheilitis
- Eczematous drug eruption
- Erythrodermic eczema
- Exacerbation of eczema
- Excoriated eczema
- Exogenous eczema of hands and/or feet
- Exogenous foot eczema
- Exogenous hand eczema
- Exposure to skin irritant as co-factor in eczema
- Exudative discoid eczema
- Exudative eczema
- Facial eczema
- Familial granulomatous inflammatory arthritis, dermatitis and uveitis
- Feces-induced contact dermatitis
- Fibrosing dermatitis
- Fingertip eczema
- Fire coral dermatitis
- Fistula dermatitis
- Foot eczema
- Friction eczema
- Friction palmar eczema
- Generalized eczema
- Generalized eczema due to systemically administered drug
- Generalized exfoliative contact dermatitis
- Hand and/or foot eczema
- Hand eczema
- Herpes zoster dermatitis
- Histologic type of inflammatory skin disorder
- Hyperkeratotic eczema of hands and feet
- Hyperkeratotic eczema of hands and/or feet
- Hyperkeratotic eczema of palms
- Hyperkeratotic eczema of soles
- Hyperkeratotic fissured hand eczema
- Infected discoid eczema
- Inflammation of perioral skin fold
- Injection site dermatitis
- Interface dermatitis
- Interface dermatitis, lichenoid type
- Interface dermatitis, vacuolar type
- Intrabasal vesicular dermatitis
- Irritant contact dermatitis
- Irritant contact dermatitis due to biocide
- Irritant contact dermatitis due to cement
- Irritant contact dermatitis due to chlorine
- Irritant contact dermatitis due to contact with urine and/or feces
- Irritant contact dermatitis due to detergent and/or wet work
- Irritant contact dermatitis due to ileostomy
- Irritant contact dermatitis due to incontinence
- Irritant contact dermatitis due to metal swarf
- Irritant contact dermatitis due to stoma and/or fistula
- Irritant contact dermatitis of hands due to cement
- Irritant contact dermatitis of hands due to friction
- Irritant contact hand eczema
- Lanolin contact dermatitis
- Lichenified eczema
- Lichenoid allergic contact dermatitis
- Lichenoid dermatitis
- Nodular dermatitis
- Nummular eczema
- Occupational allergic contact dermatitis
- Occupational dermatitis
- Occupational eczema
- Occupational irritant contact dermatitis
- Papular dermatitis of pregnancy
- Papular eczema with elimination of papillary edema
- Perianal dermatitis
- Periocular dermatitis
- Peristomal dermatitis
- Perivascular dermatitis
- Platinosis
- Podopompholyx
- Post-traumatic eczema
- Premenstrual exacerbation of dermatosis
- Prurigo pattern atopic dermatitis
- Psoriasiform eczema
- Psoriasis-eczema overlap condition
- Retinoid dermatitis
- Rheumatoid neutrophilic dermatitis
- Ring dermatitis
- Saliva-induced contact dermatitis
- Scaling eczema
- Secondary eczematous condition
- Site-specific eczema
- Skin: type 3 delayed reaction
- Spider mite dermatitis
- Sponge dermatitis
- Spongiotic dermatitis
- Spongiotic vesicular dermatitis
- Subacute contact dermatitis
- Subacute dermatitis
- Subacute generalized exfoliative dermatitis
- Subacute irritant contact dermatitis
- Superficial AND deep perivascular dermatitis
- Superficial perivascular dermatitis
- Toxicodermatitis
- Trefoil dermatitis
- Unclassifiable eczema
- Varicose veins of the leg with eczema
- Varicose veins of the leg with ulcer and eczema
- Vesicular eczema
- Vesicular eczema of hands and/or feet
- Vesicular hand eczema
- Vesiculosquamous hand eczema
- Vulval eczema
Index to Diseases and Injuries
References found for the code 692.9 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
- Allergy allergic reaction 995.3
- skin reaction 692.9
- specified substance see Dermatitis due to
- skin reaction 692.9
- Dermatitis allergic contact occupational venenata 692.9
- ab igne 692.82
- acneiform 692.9
- actinic due to sun 692.70
- acute 692.72
- ambustionis
- due to
- burn or scald see Burn by site
- due to
- amebic 006.6
- ammonia 691.0
- arsenical 692.4
- artefacta 698.4
- psychogenic 316 698.4
- asthmatic 691.8
- atopic allergic intrinsic 691.8
- psychogenic 316 691.8
- atrophicans 701.8
- diffusa 701.8
- maculosa 701.3
- autoimmune progesterone 279.49
- berlock berloque 692.72
- blastomycetic 116.0
- blister beetle 692.89
- bullosa 694.9
- striata pratensis 692.6
- bullous 694.9
- mucosyNEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular.hial atrophic 694.60- with ocular involvement 694.61
- seasonal 694.8
- mucosyNEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
- calorica
- due to
- burn or scald see Burn by site
- cold 692.89
- due to
- caterpillar 692.89
- cercarial 120.3
- combustionis
- due to
- burn or scald see Burn by site
- due to
- congelationis 991.5
- contusiformis 695.2
- diabetic 250.8
- diaper 691.0
- diphtheritica 032.85
- due to
- acetone 692.2
- acids 692.4
- adhesive plaster 692.4
- alcohol skin contact substances classifiable to 980.0 980.9 692.4
- taken internally 693.8
- alkalis 692.4
- ammonia household liquid 692.4
- animal
- dander cat dog 692.84
- hair cat dog 692.84
- arnica 692.3
- arsenic 692.4
- taken internally 693.8
- blister beetle 692.89
- cantharides 692.3
- carbon disulphide 692.2
- caterpillar 692.89
- caustics 692.4
- cereal ingested 693.1
- contact with skin 692.5
- chemical s NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. 692.4- internal 693.8
- taken internally 693.8
- chlorocompounds 692.2
- coffee ingested 693.1
- contact with skin 692.5
- cold weather 692.89
- cosmetics 692.81
- cyclohexanes 692.2
- dander animal cat dog 692.84
- deodorant 692.81
- detergents 692.0
- dichromate 692.4
- drugs and medicinals correct substance properly administered internal use 693.0
- external in contact with skin 692.3
- wrong substance given or taken 976.9
- specified substance see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- wrong substance given or taken 976.9
- wrong substance given or taken 977.9
- specified substance see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- external in contact with skin 692.3
- dyes 692.89
- hair 692.89
- epidermophytosis see Dermatophytosis
- esters 692.2
- external irritant NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. 692.9
- eye shadow 692.81
- fish ingested 693.1
- contact with skin 692.5
- flour ingested 693.1
- contact with skin 692.5
- food ingested 693.1
- in contact with skin 692.5
- fruit ingested 693.1
- contact with skin 692.5
- fungicides 692.3
- furs 692.84
- glycols 692.2
- hair animal cat dog 692.84
- hair dyes 692.89
- hot
- objects and materials see Burn by site
- weather or places 692.89
- hydrocarbons 692.2
- infrared rays except from sun 692.82
- solar NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to sun 692.70
- solar NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
- ingested substance 693.9
- drugs and medicinals SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to drugs and medicinals 693.0
- food 693.1
- drugs and medicinals SEE ALSO See Also
- ingestion or injection of
- chemical 693.8
- drug correct substance properly administered 693.0
- wrong substance given or taken 977.9
- specified substance see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- wrong substance given or taken 977.9
- insecticides 692.4
- internal agent 693.9
- drugs and medicinals SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to drugs and medicinals 693.0
- food ingested 693.1
- in contact with skin 692.5
- drugs and medicinals SEE ALSO See Also
- iodine 692.3
- iodoform 692.3
- irradiation 692.82
- jewelry 692.83
- keratolytics 692.3
- ketones 692.2
- lacquer tree Rhus verniciflua 692.6
- light sun NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to sun 692.70- other 692.82
- low temperature 692.89
- mascara 692.81
- meat ingested 693.1
- contact with skin 692.5
- mercury mercurials 692.3
- metals 692.83
- milk ingested 693.1
- contact with skin 692.5
- Neomycin 692.3
- nylon 692.4
- paint solvent 692.2
- pediculocides 692.3
- petroleum products substances classifiable to 981 692.4
- phenol 692.3
- photosensitiveness photosensitivity sun 692.72
- other light 692.82
- plasters medicated any 692.3
- plastic 692.4
- poison
- ivy Rhus toxicodendron 692.6
- oak Rhus diversiloba 692.6
- plant or vine 692.6
- sumac Rhus venenata 692.6
- vine Rhus radicans 692.6
- preservatives 692.89
- primrose primula 692.6
- primula 692.6
- radiation 692.82
- sun NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to sun 692.70
- tanning bed 692.82
- sun NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
- radioactive substance 692.82
- radium 692.82
- ragweed SeNEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular.io jacobae 692.6
- Rhus diversiloba radicans toxicodendron venenata verniciflua 692.6
- rubber 692.4
- scabicides 692.3
- solar radiation see Dermatitis due to sun
- solvents any substances classifiable to 982.0 982.8 692.2
- chlorocompound group 692.2
- cyclohexane group 692.2
- ester group 692.2
- glycol group 692.2
- hydrocarbon group 692.2
- ketone group 692.2
- paint 692.2
- specified agent NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. 692.89
- sun 692.70
- acute 692.72
- sunshine NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to sun 692.70
- tanning bed 692.82
- tetrachlorethylene 692.2
- toluene 692.2
- topical medications 692.3
- turpentine 692.2
- ultraviolet rays except from sun 692.82
- sun NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to sun 692.70
- sun NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
- vaccine or vaccination correct substance properly administered 693.0
- wrong substance given or taken
- bacterial vaccine 978.8
- specified see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- other vaccines NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. 979.9- specified see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- bacterial vaccine 978.8
- wrong substance given or taken
- varicose veins SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Varicose vein inflamed or infected 454.1
- x rays 692.82
- dyshydrotic 705.81
- dysmenorrheica 625.8
- eczematoid NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. 692.9- infectious 690.8
- epidemica 695.89
- erysipelatosa 695.81
- escharotica see Burn by site
- exfoliativa exfoliative 695.89
- generalized 695.89
- infantum 695.81
- neonatorum 695.81
- eyelid 373.31
- allergic 373.32
- contact 373.32
- eczematous 373.31
- herpes zoster 053.20
- simplex 054.41
- infective 373.5
- due to
- actinomycosis 039.3 373.5
- herpes
- simplex 054.41
- zoster 053.20
- impetigo 684 373.5
- leprosy SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Leprosy 030.0 373.4
- lupus vulgaris tuberculous SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Tuberculosis 017.0 373.4
- mycotic dermatitis SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatomycosis 111.9 373.5
- vaccinia 051.02 373.5
- postvaccination 999.0 373.5
- due to
- facta factitia 698.4
- psychogenic 316 698.4
- ficta 698.4
- psychogenic 316 698.4
- flexural 691.8
- follicularis 704.8
- friction 709.8
- fungus 111.9
- gangrenosa gangrenous infantum SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Gangrene 785.4
- gestationis 646.8
- gonococcal 098.89
- gouty 274.89
- harvest mite 133.8
- heat 692.89
- herpetiformis bullous erythematous pustular vesicular 694.0
- juvenile 694.2
- senile 694.5
- hiemalis 692.89
- hypostatic hypostatica 454.1
- with ulcer 454.2
- impetiginous 684
- infantile acute chronic intertriginous intrinsic seborrheic 690.12
- infectiosa eczematoides 690.8
- infectious staphylococcal streptococcal 686.9
- eczematoid 690.8
- infective eczematoid 690.8
- Jacquet s diaper dermatitis 691.0
- leptus 133.8
- lichenoid chronic 701.0
- lichenoides purpurica pigmentosa 709.1
- meadow 692.6
- medicamentosa correct substance properly administered internal use SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to drugs or medicinals 693.0- due to contact with skin 692.3
- mite 133.8
- multiformis 694.0
- juvenile 694.2
- senile 694.5
- napkin 691.0
- neuro 698.3
- neurotica 694.0
- osteatosis osteatotic 706.8
- papillaris capillitii 706.1
- pellagrous 265.2
- perioral 695.3
- perstans 696.1
- photosensitivity sun 692.72
- other light 692.82
- pigmented purpuric lichenoid 709.1
- polymorpha dolorosa 694.0
- primary irritant 692.9
- pruriginosa 694.0
- psoriasiform nodularis 696.2
- psychogenic 316
- purulent 686.00
- pustular contagious 051.2
- pyococcal 686.00
- pyocyaneus 686.09
- pyogenica 686.00
- radiation 692.82
- repens 696.1
- Ritter s exfoliativa 695.81
- Schamberg s progressive pigmentary dermatosis 709.09
- schistosome 120.3
- seasonal bullous 694.8
- seborrheic 690.10
- infantile 690.12
- septic SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Septicemia 686.00- gonococcal 098.89
- solar solare NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to sun 692.70
- stasis 454.1
- due to
- postphlebitic syndrome 459.12
- with ulcer 459.13
- varicose veins see Varicose
- postphlebitic syndrome 459.12
- ulcerated or with ulcer varicose 454.2
- due to
- suppurative 686.00
- trophoneurotica 694.0
- ultraviolet except from sun 692.82
- due to sun NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis due to sun 692.70
- due to sun NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
- varicose 454.1
- with ulcer 454.2
- vegetans 686.8
- verrucosa 117.2
- xerotic 706.8
- Dermatosis 709.9
- occupational SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dermatitis 692.9
- occupational SEE ALSO See Also
- Eczema acute allergic chronic erythematous fissum occupational rubrum squamous 692.9
- asteatotic 706.8
- atopic 691.8
- due to specified cause see Dermatitis due to
- dyshidrotic 705.81
- external ear 380.22
- flexural 691.8
- gouty 274.89
- herpeticum 054.0
- hypertrophicum 701.8
- hypostatic see Varicose vein
- impetiginous 684
- infantile acute chronic due to any substance intertriginous seborrheic 690.12
- intertriginous NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. 692.9- infantile 690.12
- intrinsic 691.8
- marginatum 110.3
- nummular 692.9
- pustular 686.8
- seborrheic 690.18
- infantile 690.12
- solare 692.72
- stasis lower extremity 454.1
- ulcerated 454.2
- vaccination vaccinatum 999.0
- varicose lower extremity see Varicose vein
- verrucosum callosum 698.3
Information for Patients
Rashes
A rash is an area of irritated or swollen skin. Many rashes are itchy, red, painful, and irritated. Some rashes can also lead to blisters or patches of raw skin. Rashes are a symptom of many different medical problems. Other causes include irritating substances and allergies. Certain genes can make people more likely to get rashes.
Contact dermatitis is a common type of rash. It causes redness, itching, and sometimes small bumps. You get the rash where you have touched an irritant, such as a chemical, or something you are allergic to, like poison ivy.
Some rashes develop right away. Others form over several days. Although most rashes clear up fairly quickly, others are long-lasting and need long-term treatment.
Because rashes can be caused by many different things, it's important to figure out what kind you have before you treat it. If it is a bad rash, if it does not go away, or if you have other symptoms, you should see your health care provider. Treatments may include moisturizers, lotions, baths, cortisone creams that relieve swelling, and antihistamines, which relieve itching.
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ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 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.
Index of Diseases and Injuries Definitions
- And - The word "and" should be interpreted to mean either "and" or "or" when it appears in a title.
- Code also note - A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
- Code first - Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
- Type 1 Excludes Notes - A type 1 Excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- Type 2 Excludes Notes - A type 2 Excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
- Includes Notes - This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
- Inclusion terms - List of terms is included under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable" - This abbreviation in the Alphabetic Index represents "other specified". When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs the coder to the "other specified” code in the Tabular List.
- NOS "Not otherwise specified" - This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.
- See - The "see" instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index indicates that another term should be referenced. It is necessary to go to the main term referenced with the "see" note to locate the correct code.
- See Also - A "see also" instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional Alphabetic Index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the "see also" note when the original main term provides the necessary code.
- 7th Characters - Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- With - The word "with" should be interpreted to mean "associated with" or "due to" when it appears in a code title, the Alphabetic Index, or an instructional note in the Tabular List. The word "with" in the Alphabetic Index is sequenced immediately following the main term, not in alphabetical order.