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Can You Find a Code for Neck Sprain?

Published on Wed Mar 10, 2021

Question: Our physician treated a patient complaining of neck pain. Encounter notes indicate that the final diagnosis is “neck sprain.” What is the correct ICD-10 code for this encounter? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: You may need a little bit more information to select the most accurate code. First, you’ll need to find out which ligaments/joints were sprained in the neck. Your [...]
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