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What is the ICD-10 code for endoleak?
T82.330A
ICD-10-CM Code for Leakage of aortic (bifurcation) graft (replacement), initial encounter T82. 330A.
How is endoleak diagnosed?
An endoleak is often diagnosed by noninvasive imaging tests such as a CT scan or duplex ultrasound. A Type I endoleak is usually treated with an endovascular procedure to adjust endograft placement so that the “seal zone” shifts to a healthier segment of artery.
What is the ICD-10 code for status post AAA?
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I71. 3: Abdominal aortic aneurysm, ruptured.
What is a type 2 endoleak?
Type II endoleak results from collateral retrograde flow from the aortic branches, usually from the lumbar arteries, inferior mesenteric artery, or middle sacral artery. 1,4. Because type II endoleaks are the most common type of endoleak after EVAR, they are generally considered to have a benign prognosis.
What is the ICD-10 code for short gut syndrome?
Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified K90. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
What is diagnosis code i71 2?
2: Thoracic aortic aneurysm, without rupture.
What is the ICD 10 cm code for endoleak?
The ICD-10-CM code T82.330 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like endoleak or persistent flow of blood into graft of aorta.
Can a type II endoleak be followed up with CT?
Endoleaks with a stable or decreased aneurysmal sac size may be followed up with CT given the generally high rates of spontaneous resolution and a low risk of rupture in published literature 5. 1. Brown A, Saggu GK, Bown MJ, Sayers RD, Sidloff DA. Type II endoleaks: challenges and solutions.
What are the medical indications for an endoleak ligation?
Indications for procedure: The patient is well know male with a past medical history significant for infrarenal aortic aneurysm. He had initial repair including an AneuRx graft. This was extended secondary to presumptive type I endoleak. He also had additional cuffs placed in terms of a tunnel graft.
When to embolize a type II endoleak branch vessel?
It usually resolves spontaneously over time and requires no treatment. Some recommend intervention in patients with type II endoleak when the sac diameter is more than 10 mm 1 . Embolization of the branch vessel is indicated if the aneurysm sac continues to expand in size.