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W57.XXXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Bit/stung by nonvenom insect & oth nonvenom arthropods, init; The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM W57.XXXA became effective on October 1, 2024.
Consider bedbug bites particularly if initially asymptomatic lesions cluster linearly on exposed skin. Search for evidence of infestation to help confirm the diagnosis. Recommend professional assistance to help eradicate bedbugs.
31 lip 2023 · Differential diagnosis of bedbug bites includes flea bites, scabies, mosquito bites, skin infections, allergic reactions, miliaria, dermatitis herpetiformis, and delusions of parasitosis. Bedbug infestation should be considered in those patients presenting with mysterious rashes.
6 sie 2024 · Bedbugs are obligate, blood-feeding insects that infest human dwellings and inflict bites that can cause local skin reactions in humans (picture 1A-E). Management involves confirmation and eradication of the infestation. Antipruritic agents and psychologic support for victims also may be needed.
5 sty 2024 · Bedbugs are small, reddish-brown blood-sucking, wingless insects. Bedbug bites usually clear up without treatment in a week or two. Bedbugs aren't known to spread disease, but they can cause an allergic reaction or a severe skin reaction in some people. Bedbugs are about the size of an apple seed.
The bed bug is a flat, small, wingless parasitic insect that bites through the skin to feed on human blood. Bed bugs come from the insect family Cimicidae, with the two main species being Cimex lectulatius and Cimex hemipterus.
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L08.9 [convert to ICD-9-CM] Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified. of sacrum with infection; Nonvenomous insect bite of tongue with infection; Nonvenomous insect bites.
