Inpatient Facility Coding & Compliance Alert
You Be the Coder:
Identify Chief Complaint
Published on Fri Jul 12, 2013
Question: A patient was admitted to observation care with a chief complaint of cramp of limbs. What is the correct diagnosis code for this complaint?
Answer: The ICD-9 index indicates 729.82 (Cramp of limb) for coding this condition. This code applies for disorders of muscles and tendons and their attachments, and of other soft tissue.
You may use additional external cause code, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition.
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