Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Get Mixed CP Dx Right
Published on Tue Jul 17, 2018
Question: Which diagnosis code would you report for mixed cerebral palsy? Idaho Subscriber Answer: You would report G80.8 (Other cerebral palsy). This code is for cerebral palsy other than the spastic diplegic, hemiplegic, quadriplegic cerebral palsy, congenital spastic cerebral palsy, athetoid cerebral palsy, and ataxic cerebral palsy. The code applies to mixed cerebral palsy, which may have features of spastic, athetoid, and ataxic cerebral palsies.
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