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CPT 76881: ICD-10 codes that support medical necessity

2109 covered diagnosis codes under Medicare coverage policies (LCD/NCD)

These ICD-10-CM diagnoses support medical necessity for CPT 76881 under Medicare coverage policies (LCDs, NCDs, and Billing & Coding articles). Billing CPT 76881 with a diagnosis that isn't covered typically denies as CARC 50 — not medically necessary.

National approximation. Coverage varies by MAC and state — confirm against the specific LCD/NCD and article that applies to your jurisdiction and date of service.

ICD-10Description
B02.0Zoster encephalitis
B02.1Zoster meningitis
B02.21Postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis
B02.22Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia
B02.23Postherpetic polyneuropathy
B02.24Postherpetic myelitis
B02.29Other postherpetic nervous system involvement
B02.7Disseminated zoster
B02.8Zoster with other complications
B02.9Zoster without complications
C47.11Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of right upper limb, including shoulder
C47.12Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of left upper limb, including shoulder
C47.21Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of right lower limb, including hip
C47.22Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of left lower limb, including hip
C49.11Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of right upper limb, including shoulder
C49.12Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of left upper limb, including shoulder
C49.21Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of right lower limb, including hip
C49.22Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of left lower limb, including hip
C76.41Malignant neoplasm of right upper limb
C76.42Malignant neoplasm of left upper limb
C76.51Malignant neoplasm of right lower limb
C76.52Malignant neoplasm of left lower limb
C77.3Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of axilla and upper limb lymph nodes
C79.89Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites
D19.7Benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue of other sites
D21.11Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of right upper limb, including shoulder
D21.12Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of left upper limb, including shoulder
D21.21Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of right lower limb, including hip
D21.22Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of left lower limb, including hip
D36.0Benign neoplasm of lymph nodes
D36.7Benign neoplasm of other specified sites
D48.110Desmoid tumor of head and neck
D48.111Desmoid tumor of chest wall
D48.112Desmoid tumor, intrathoracic
D48.113Desmoid tumor of abdominal wall
D48.114Desmoid tumor, intraabdominal
D48.115Desmoid tumor of upper extremity and shoulder girdle
D48.116Desmoid tumor of lower extremity and pelvic girdle
D48.117Desmoid tumor of back
D48.118Desmoid tumor of other site
D48.119Desmoid tumor of unspecified site
D48.19Other specified neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissue
D48.2Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
D48.7Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified sites
G04.1Tropical spastic paraplegia
G11.4Hereditary spastic paraplegia
G24.02Drug induced acute dystonia
G24.09Other drug induced dystonia
G24.1Genetic torsion dystonia
G24.2Idiopathic nonfamilial dystonia
G24.3Spasmodic torticollis
G24.4Idiopathic orofacial dystonia
G24.5Blepharospasm
G24.8Other dystonia
G25.0Essential tremor
G25.1Drug-induced tremor
G25.2Other specified forms of tremor
G25.61Drug induced tics
G25.69Other tics of organic origin
G25.89Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorders
G35.ARelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
G35.B0Primary progressive multiple sclerosis, unspecified
G35.B1Active primary progressive multiple sclerosis
G35.B2Non-active primary progressive multiple sclerosis
G35.C0Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, unspecified
G35.C1Active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
G35.C2Non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
G35.DMultiple sclerosis, unspecified
G43.001Migraine without aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.009Migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.011Migraine without aura, intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.019Migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.101Migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.109Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.111Migraine with aura, intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.119Migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.401Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.409Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.411Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.419Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.501Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.509Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.511Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.519Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.601Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.609Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.611Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.619Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.701Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.709Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.711Chronic migraine without aura, intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.719Chronic migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.801Other migraine, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.809Other migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.811Other migraine, intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.819Other migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.901Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.909Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.911Migraine, unspecified, intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.919Migraine, unspecified, intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.A0Cyclical vomiting, in migraine, not intractable
G43.A1Cyclical vomiting, in migraine, intractable
G43.B0Ophthalmoplegic migraine, not intractable
G43.B1Ophthalmoplegic migraine, intractable
G43.C0Periodic headache syndromes in child or adult, not intractable
G43.C1Periodic headache syndromes in child or adult, intractable
G43.D0Abdominal migraine, not intractable
G43.D1Abdominal migraine, intractable
G43.E01Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.E09Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus
G43.E11Chronic migraine with aura, intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.E19Chronic migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus
G50.0Trigeminal neuralgia
G51.2Melkersson's syndrome
G51.31Clonic hemifacial spasm, right
G51.32Clonic hemifacial spasm, left
G51.33Clonic hemifacial spasm, bilateral
G51.4Facial myokymia
G51.8Other disorders of facial nerve
G54.0Brachial plexus disorders
G54.1Lumbosacral plexus disorders
G54.2Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified
G54.3Thoracic root disorders, not elsewhere classified
G54.4Lumbosacral root disorders, not elsewhere classified
G54.5Neuralgic amyotrophy
G54.6Phantom limb syndrome with pain
G54.8Other nerve root and plexus disorders
G55Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere
G56.11Other lesions of median nerve, right upper limb
G56.12Other lesions of median nerve, left upper limb
G56.13Other lesions of median nerve, bilateral upper limbs
G56.21Lesion of ulnar nerve, right upper limb
G56.22Lesion of ulnar nerve, left upper limb
G56.23Lesion of ulnar nerve, bilateral upper limbs
G56.31Lesion of radial nerve, right upper limb
G56.32Lesion of radial nerve, left upper limb
G56.33Lesion of radial nerve, bilateral upper limbs
G56.41Causalgia of right upper limb
G56.42Causalgia of left upper limb
G56.43Causalgia of bilateral upper limbs
G56.81Other specified mononeuropathies of right upper limb
G56.82Other specified mononeuropathies of left upper limb
G56.91Unspecified mononeuropathy of right upper limb
G56.92Unspecified mononeuropathy of left upper limb
G57.01Lesion of sciatic nerve, right lower limb
G57.02Lesion of sciatic nerve, left lower limb
G57.03Lesion of sciatic nerve, bilateral lower limbs
G57.11Meralgia paresthetica, right lower limb
G57.12Meralgia paresthetica, left lower limb
G57.13Meralgia paresthetica, bilateral lower limbs
G57.21Lesion of femoral nerve, right lower limb
G57.22Lesion of femoral nerve, left lower limb
G57.23Lesion of femoral nerve, bilateral lower limbs
G57.31Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve, right lower limb
G57.32Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve, left lower limb
G57.33Lesion of lateral popliteal nerve, bilateral lower limbs
G57.41Lesion of medial popliteal nerve, right lower limb
G57.42Lesion of medial popliteal nerve, left lower limb
G57.43Lesion of medial popliteal nerve, bilateral lower limbs
G57.61Lesion of plantar nerve, right lower limb
G57.62Lesion of plantar nerve, left lower limb
G57.71Causalgia of right lower limb
G57.72Causalgia of left lower limb
G57.73Causalgia of bilateral lower limbs
G57.81Other specified mononeuropathies of right lower limb
G57.82Other specified mononeuropathies of left lower limb
G57.91Unspecified mononeuropathy of right lower limb
G57.92Unspecified mononeuropathy of left lower limb
G58.0Intercostal neuropathy
G58.7Mononeuritis multiplex
G58.8Other specified mononeuropathies
G58.9Mononeuropathy, unspecified
G59Mononeuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere
G80.0Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy
G80.1Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
G80.2Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
G80.3Athetoid cerebral palsy
G80.4Ataxic cerebral palsy
G80.8Other cerebral palsy
G81.11Spastic hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
G81.12Spastic hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
G81.13Spastic hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
G81.14Spastic hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
G82.21Paraplegia, complete
G82.22Paraplegia, incomplete
G82.51Quadriplegia, C1-C4 complete
G82.52Quadriplegia, C1-C4 incomplete
G82.53Quadriplegia, C5-C7 complete
G82.54Quadriplegia, C5-C7 incomplete
G83.0Diplegia of upper limbs
G83.11Monoplegia of lower limb affecting right dominant side
G83.12Monoplegia of lower limb affecting left dominant side
G83.13Monoplegia of lower limb affecting right nondominant side
G83.14Monoplegia of lower limb affecting left nondominant side
G83.21Monoplegia of upper limb affecting right dominant side
G83.22Monoplegia of upper limb affecting left dominant side
G83.23Monoplegia of upper limb affecting right nondominant side
G83.24Monoplegia of upper limb affecting left nondominant side
G89.11Acute pain due to trauma
G89.12Acute post-thoracotomy pain
G89.18Other acute postprocedural pain
G89.21Chronic pain due to trauma
G89.22Chronic post-thoracotomy pain
G89.28Other chronic postprocedural pain
G89.3Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)
G90.50Complex regional pain syndrome I, unspecified
G90.511Complex regional pain syndrome I of right upper limb
G90.512Complex regional pain syndrome I of left upper limb
G90.513Complex regional pain syndrome I of upper limb, bilateral
G90.521Complex regional pain syndrome I of right lower limb
G90.522Complex regional pain syndrome I of left lower limb
G90.523Complex regional pain syndrome I of lower limb, bilateral
G90.59Complex regional pain syndrome I of other specified site
H02.041Spastic entropion of right upper eyelid
H02.042Spastic entropion of right lower eyelid
H02.044Spastic entropion of left upper eyelid
H02.045Spastic entropion of left lower eyelid
H02.141Spastic ectropion of right upper eyelid
H02.142Spastic ectropion of right lower eyelid
H02.144Spastic ectropion of left upper eyelid
H02.145Spastic ectropion of left lower eyelid
H49.01Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, right eye
H49.02Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, left eye
H49.03Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, bilateral
H49.11Fourth [trochlear] nerve palsy, right eye
H49.12Fourth [trochlear] nerve palsy, left eye
H49.13Fourth [trochlear] nerve palsy, bilateral
H49.21Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, right eye
H49.22Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, left eye
H49.23Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, bilateral
H49.31Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, right eye
H49.32Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, left eye
H49.33Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, bilateral
H49.41Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, right eye
H49.42Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, left eye
H49.43Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral
H49.881Other paralytic strabismus, right eye
H49.882Other paralytic strabismus, left eye
H49.883Other paralytic strabismus, bilateral
H49.9Unspecified paralytic strabismus
H50.00Unspecified esotropia
H50.011Monocular esotropia, right eye
H50.012Monocular esotropia, left eye
H50.021Monocular esotropia with A pattern, right eye
H50.022Monocular esotropia with A pattern, left eye
H50.031Monocular esotropia with V pattern, right eye
H50.032Monocular esotropia with V pattern, left eye
H50.041Monocular esotropia with other noncomitancies, right eye
H50.042Monocular esotropia with other noncomitancies, left eye
H50.05Alternating esotropia
H50.06Alternating esotropia with A pattern
H50.07Alternating esotropia with V pattern
H50.08Alternating esotropia with other noncomitancies
H50.10Unspecified exotropia
H50.111Monocular exotropia, right eye
H50.112Monocular exotropia, left eye
H50.121Monocular exotropia with A pattern, right eye
H50.122Monocular exotropia with A pattern, left eye
H50.131Monocular exotropia with V pattern, right eye
H50.132Monocular exotropia with V pattern, left eye
H50.141Monocular exotropia with other noncomitancies, right eye
H50.142Monocular exotropia with other noncomitancies, left eye
H50.15Alternating exotropia
H50.16Alternating exotropia with A pattern
H50.17Alternating exotropia with V pattern
H50.18Alternating exotropia with other noncomitancies
H50.21Vertical strabismus, right eye
H50.22Vertical strabismus, left eye
H50.30Unspecified intermittent heterotropia
H50.311Intermittent monocular esotropia, right eye
H50.312Intermittent monocular esotropia, left eye
H50.32Intermittent alternating esotropia
H50.331Intermittent monocular exotropia, right eye
H50.332Intermittent monocular exotropia, left eye
H50.34Intermittent alternating exotropia
H50.40Unspecified heterotropia
H50.411Cyclotropia, right eye
H50.412Cyclotropia, left eye
H50.42Monofixation syndrome
H50.43Accommodative component in esotropia
H50.50Unspecified heterophoria
H50.51Esophoria
H50.52Exophoria
H50.53Vertical heterophoria
H50.54Cyclophoria
H50.55Alternating heterophoria
H50.60Mechanical strabismus, unspecified
H50.611Brown's sheath syndrome, right eye
H50.612Brown's sheath syndrome, left eye
H50.621Inferior oblique muscle entrapment, right eye
H50.622Inferior oblique muscle entrapment, left eye
H50.631Inferior rectus muscle entrapment, right eye
H50.632Inferior rectus muscle entrapment, left eye
H50.641Lateral rectus muscle entrapment, right eye
H50.642Lateral rectus muscle entrapment, left eye
H50.651Medial rectus muscle entrapment, right eye
H50.652Medial rectus muscle entrapment, left eye
H50.661Superior oblique muscle entrapment, right eye
H50.662Superior oblique muscle entrapment, left eye
H50.671Superior rectus muscle entrapment, right eye
H50.672Superior rectus muscle entrapment, left eye
H50.681Extraocular muscle entrapment, unspecified, right eye
H50.682Extraocular muscle entrapment, unspecified, left eye
H50.69Other mechanical strabismus
H50.811Duane's syndrome, right eye
H50.812Duane's syndrome, left eye
H50.89Other specified strabismus
H50.9Unspecified strabismus
H51.0Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze
H51.11Convergence insufficiency
H51.12Convergence excess
H51.21Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, right eye
H51.22Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, left eye
H51.23Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, bilateral
H51.8Other specified disorders of binocular movement
I69.031Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
I69.032Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting left dominant side
I69.033Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting right non-dominant side
I69.034Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
I69.041Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
I69.042Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting left dominant side
I69.043Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting right non-dominant side
I69.044Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
I69.051Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
I69.052Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting left dominant side
I69.053Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting right non-dominant side
I69.054Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
I69.131Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
I69.132Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting left dominant side
I69.133Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting right non-dominant side
I69.134Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
I69.141Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
I69.142Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting left dominant side
I69.143Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting right non-dominant side
I69.144Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
I69.151Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
I69.152Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting left dominant side
I69.153Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting right non-dominant side
I69.154Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
I69.231Monoplegia of upper limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
I69.232Monoplegia of upper limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting left dominant side
I69.233Monoplegia of upper limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting right non-dominant side
I69.234Monoplegia of upper limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
I69.241Monoplegia of lower limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
I69.242Monoplegia of lower limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting left dominant side
I69.243Monoplegia of lower limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting right non-dominant side
I69.244Monoplegia of lower limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
I69.251Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
I69.252Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting left dominant side
I69.253Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting right non-dominant side
I69.254Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
I69.331Monoplegia of upper limb following cerebral infarction affecting right dominant side
I69.332Monoplegia of upper limb following cerebral infarction affecting left dominant side
I69.333Monoplegia of upper limb following cerebral infarction affecting right non-dominant side
I69.334Monoplegia of upper limb following cerebral infarction affecting left non-dominant side
I69.341Monoplegia of lower limb following cerebral infarction affecting right dominant side
I69.342Monoplegia of lower limb following cerebral infarction affecting left dominant side
I69.343Monoplegia of lower limb following cerebral infarction affecting right non-dominant side
I69.344Monoplegia of lower limb following cerebral infarction affecting left non-dominant side
I69.351Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting right dominant side
I69.352Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting left dominant side
I69.353Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting right non-dominant side
I69.354Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting left non-dominant side
I69.831Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side
I69.832Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side
I69.833Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right non-dominant side
I69.834Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-dominant side
I69.841Monoplegia of lower limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side
I69.842Monoplegia of lower limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side
I69.843Monoplegia of lower limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right non-dominant side
I69.844Monoplegia of lower limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-dominant side
I69.851Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side
I69.852Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side
I69.853Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right non-dominant side
I69.854Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-dominant side
I69.931Monoplegia of upper limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side
I69.932Monoplegia of upper limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side
I69.933Monoplegia of upper limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting right non-dominant side
I69.934Monoplegia of upper limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-dominant side
I69.941Monoplegia of lower limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side
I69.942Monoplegia of lower limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side
I69.943Monoplegia of lower limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting right non-dominant side
I69.944Monoplegia of lower limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-dominant side
I69.951Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side
I69.952Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side
I69.953Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting right non-dominant side
I69.954Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-dominant side
I73.00Raynaud's syndrome without gangrene
I73.01Raynaud's syndrome with gangrene
J38.01Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unilateral
J38.02Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateral
J38.5Laryngeal spasm
K11.7Disturbances of salivary secretion
K22.0Achalasia of cardia
K40.00Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.01Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
K40.10Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.11Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene, recurrent
K40.20Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, not specified as recurrent
K40.21Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent

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Frequently asked questions

Which ICD-10 codes support medical necessity for CPT 76881?

Medicare coverage policies (LCDs/NCDs and Billing & Coding articles) list 2109 ICD-10 diagnosis codes that support medical necessity for CPT 76881. The covered codes are listed on this page. Coverage varies by MAC/state — always confirm against the policy that applies to you.

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