ICD Code K94.20

ICD code K94.20 is a diagnosis code used to indicate an unspecified complication related to a gastrostomy, which is a surgical opening created in the stomach for feeding purposes.

1. Presence of a gastrostomy tube in the patient

2. Evidence of a complication related to the gastrostomy tube

3. Complication is not specified as infection, mechanical, leakage, or obstruction

4. Symptoms may include pain, redness, swelling, discharge, or malfunction at the gastrostomy site

5. No clear identification of the specific type of complication after clinical evaluation

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code K94.20 include:

- 43760: Change of gastrostomy tube, percutaneous, without imaging or endoscopic guidance

- 43761: Repositioning of a naso- or oro-gastric feeding tube, through the gastrostomy tract

- 49450: Replacement of gastrostomy tube, percutaneous, under fluoroscopic guidance including contrast injection(s)

- 49451: Removal of gastrostomy tube, percutaneous, under fluoroscopic guidance

- 49440: Insertion of gastrostomy tube, percutaneous, under fluoroscopic guidance including contrast injection(s)

- 43246: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with directed placement of percutaneous gastrostomy tube

These CPT codes are commonly associated with the management and treatment of K94.20.

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