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.
She removed the bone with the rongeur and closed the injury with a V-Y flap closure, which warrants 26952. Link the procedure to the ICD-9 code 886.0 (Traumatic amputation of other finger[s] [complete] [partial]; without mention of complication). Note: If the surgeon had not created the V-Y flap but had instead used direct closure, you would have reported 26951 (... with direct closure) instead.