Medical Definition of OTOSCOPY. : visual examination of the auditory canal and the eardrum with an otoscope. What made you want to look up otoscopy?
Diagnosis Code K57.9 ICD-10: K57.9 Short Description: Diverticular disease of intest, part unsp, w/o perf or abscs Long Description: Diverticular disease of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess This is the 2018 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code K57.9 Not Valid for Submission The code K57.9 is a header and not valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
ICD-10 Coding: Diverticulosis. Diverticulosis develops when diverticula (pouches) form in the wall of the large intestine or colon. Physicians suspect that diverticula form when high pressure inside the colon pushes against the weak spots in the colon wall. When feces are trapped in the diverticula, bacteria grow.