You Be the Coder:
Check the S13 Series for Neck Sprain
Published on Fri Jul 14, 2017
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? Codify 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 options include: [...]