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.
CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology, whereas ICD-9 stands for International Classification of Diseases, volume 9. The ICD-9 assigns a specific code to the diagnosis of the condition or disease being treated. This is a uniform method so that the third party, doctor and patients can understand what is being treated in the patient encounter. The ICD-9 comes in three volumes. Volumes one and two are the same, except volume one is organized alphabetically, while volume two is organized by systems.