ICD 10 Coding Alert

Neurosurgery:

Expect to Expand Your Herpes Zoster Complication Options

Learn how to report these codes using these five examples.You may be faced with a situation where the neurological complication after an episode of herpes zoster may involve a nerve, a ganglion, or a segment of the spinal cord. And you may encounter patients with localized numbness and even conditions like a hemiplegia. Read on to know what changes you can expect when reporting postherpetic neurological complications in ICD-10.Code 053.1x for other nervous system complications in Herpes zoster, encompasses six codes in ICD-9 (053.10 to 053.19). These complications refer to conditions other than meningitis in Herpes zoster.Complications in Herpes zosterNeurological complications in Herpes zoster are common of which meningitis is a major complication. Meningitis in Herpes zoster is reported with ICD-9 code 053.0 (Herpes zoster with meningitis). This corresponds to code B02.1 (Zoster meningitis) in ICD-10.There are many other neurological complications possible with Herpes zoster; these include polyneuropathy, myelitis, and [...]
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