ICD-10-CM Code L94.6
Ainhum
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.L94.6 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of ainhum. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code L946 is used to code Ainhum
Ainhum (from Portuguese, pronounced īn-yoom´, i´num or ān´hum; also known as dactylolysis spontanea) is a painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe frequently followed by bilateral spontaneous autoamputation a few years later.
| Specialty: | Dermatology |
| MeSH Code: | D000387 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 136.0 |
Ainhum of the left foot of a Zulu patient in Ngwelezane Hospital, KZN, South Africa.(The little toe on the opposite foot had auto-amputated several years earlier.)
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without CC or MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L94.6 - Ainhum'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 136.0 was previously used, L94.6 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: L94 - Other localized connective tissue disorders