CALCULUS OF KIDNEY CODE

However, if intervention is taken, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the most common procedure. Kidney stone treatment depends on the stone type and size. Urinalysis may show hematuria and an increased white blood cell count (pyuria), which may indicate an infection in the kidneys or throughout the body. Some diagnostic tests that detect the presence of kidney stones include abdominal x-rays, intravenous pyelogram, kidney ultrasound, retrograde pyelogram, abdominal CT scan, and abdominal/kidney MRI. Urinary tract infection (599.0) - when stones block the flow of urine, bacteria becomes trapped thereby causing an infection.

Hydronephrosis (591) - often an indicator of an obstructing stone.

Hypercalcemia/hypercalcinuria - 275.40.

If present and treated during the hospital stay, they may be coded as a secondary diagnosis: The following are complications associated with kidney stones. It is considered an integral part of the condition, and therefore, according to coding guidelines, cannot be assigned as a secondary diagnosis ( AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, 1995, third quarter, page, fourth quarter, page 149). However, since hematuria is usual with kidney stones, it should not be assigned as a secondary diagnosis. Hematuria, or blood in the urine, is also a common symptom of kidney stones. A patient with kidney stones may present with flank pain on one or both sides, back pain, nausea and vomiting, urinary frequency, painful urination, abdominal pain, chills, and/or fever. However, when symptoms are present, it is often described as the worst pain ever experienced. Kidney stones vary in size from a staghorn calculus that may fill the entire renal pelvis and calices to microscopic crystalline foci.

Unspecified site of urinary system - 592.9.

Unspecified part of lower urinary tract - 594.9 and.

CALCULUS OF KIDNEY CODE

The following are code assignments for stones located in other parts of the urinary tract: Kidney stones may be common in premature infants.

If it is a congenital kidney stone, then assign code 753.3.

ICD-9-CM assumes the kidney stone is acquired. Nephrolithiasis, not otherwise specified Ī kidney stone associated with gout is classified to code 274.11, Uric acid nephrolithiasis.Other terms listed under code 592.0 include the following: The ICD-9-CM code assignment for kidney stones is 592.0. These stones may occur anywhere within the urinary tract and are due to overexcretion of salt or reduced excretion of urine. Kidney stones are caused by an excess of calcium, oxalate, and uric acid in the urine.

Calculus of kidney