1. Lili Chavez
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   " I NEED ICD-9 FOR PERIPAPILLARY ATROPHY"

2. SuperCoder
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   Here we need more specification tyo code for the same.
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   Papillary tissue is a kind of specialized nipple like tissue found in several of the body organ (like - retina, tongue, genital, valve of heart etc.); hence more specification or associated treatment is needed to identify the body organ.
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   Generally the particular disorder (PERIPAPILLARY ATROPHY) reflects the eye retina or tongue. Following are the DX codes for the same.
   529.4 - PAPILLARY ATROPHY (tongue)
   362.60 - PAPILLARY ATROPHY (retina of eye).
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   Hope this help.

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