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ICD-10 Update:

2 Codes Help You Capture Phantom Limb Pain

Published on Mon Jan 09, 2012

Presence or absence of pain guides you to the right code for phantom limbIn 2013, you will need to gather more details about the presence or absence of pain when the patient complains of a phantom limb after an amputation. Whereas ICD-9 has a single code for phantom limb syndrome, ICD-10 elaborates the relation of phantom limb to pain and specifies two codes for the condition depending upon pain is present or not.ICD CodesICD-9 has a single code for phantom limb, 353.6 (Phantom limb [syndrome]). When reporting the same in ICD-10, you will need to look for the presence or absence of pain to determine the right code. There are accordingly two ICD-10 codes for phantom limb.G54.6 (Phantom limb syndrome with pain)G54.7 (Phantom limb syndrome without pain)What is a Phantom Limb?Phantom limb is a condition wherein the patient reports a feeling of the amputated limb being still attached to the [...]
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