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Capture the ICD-10 Code for Herpes Zoster Myelitis

Published on Mon Oct 12, 2015

Question: A 40-year-old male with a history of shingles, presents to his physician’s office with low-back pain and lower extremity weakness. The MRI revealed no lesions outside or within the spinal cord. A presumptive diagnosis of herpes zoster myelitis was made. How do we code this? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: The ICD-10 code for this diagnosis is B02.24 (Postherpetic myelitis), which also covers [...]
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