tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2019 Issue 1

Reader Question: Know the Region for Radiculopathy

Question: A patient presented to our ED with back pain, and the physician diagnosed her with lumbosacral radiculopathy. How should we report this diagnosis? Supercoder Subscriber Answer: When your physician documents a diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy, you should report M54.17 (Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region). Tip: You will choose the appropriate code for radiculopathy depending upon the region of the spine involved. Your other radiculopathy choices include the following: M54.10 (Radiculopathy, site unspecified) M54.11 (…  occipito-atlanto-axial region) M54.12 (… cervical region) M54.13 (… cervicothoracic region) M54.14 (… thoracic region) M54.15 (… thoracolumbar region)...

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