ICD-10:
Don't Feel Pinched by Sciatica Diagnosis Choices
Published on Fri Nov 28, 2014
Your options will get more specific under ICD-10. When your physician diagnoses sciatica, you currently have a single ICD-9 code to report: 724.3 (Sciatica). Coding notes explain that 724.3 applies to neuralgia or neuritis of the sciatic nerve, but should not be separately reported when sciatica is due to diagnoses such as collapsed vertebra (733.x), intervertebral disc disorders (722.x), or [...]