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jwangelin:
We had a pt come in because of possible retained tampon.  Any suggestions on a ICD9 code.  No tampon was found so I don't think I can use 939.2.   ???

medauthor:
Did the patient present with abdominal pain??

jwangelin:
No

medauthor:
No what?  I am asking you what her symptoms were when she came in?  She just randomly came in with NO symptoms and said "I think I have a tampon stuck in me"?

medauthor:
I don't know if this would apply--but found on the icd9data.com site, as you can't code for foreign body, as there was none.


for suspected conditions not found V71.* >
2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V71.89
Observation for other specified suspected conditions
 V71.83  V71.9
V71.89 is a billable ICD-9-CM medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
Newer versions of V71.89: 2008 2009 2010
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To V71.89

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