ICD-10:
You'll Add Multiple Options for Common NCS Diagnoses Under ICD-10
Published on Thu Oct 24, 2013
Prepare now for expanded choice related to radiculopathy. Payers might have different diagnoses that they consider acceptable for supporting nerve conduction studies, but two common ones are 356.2 (Hereditary sensory neuropathy) or 724.4 (Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified). You don’t have many “excludes” or other guidelines directing how you should report 356.2 or 724.4, although you should link [...]