AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Myelitis

Effective October 1, 2006, new codes have been created and others have been revised to distinguish between the different types and causes of myelitis. Myelitis is an inflammation of the spinal cord. It can have a number of possible presentations and possible underlying causes. Transverse myelitis involves a paraparesis or paraplegia, due to the spinal cord dysfunction. Some of the potential causes of myelitis include infectious, post-infectious, post-vaccination, and toxic mechanisms. A number of other disorders can also cause a secondary demyelinating acute transverse myelitis, including tumor, trauma, herniated intervertebral disc, hemorrhage, dissecting aortic aneurysm, arteritis, and systemic lupus...

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