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Consider Additional Dx Code for These Abscesses

Published on Thu Mar 26, 2026

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from “cerv spinal cord abscess/methicillin-resistant Staph infection.” I’m not finding this diagnosis in the ICD-10-CM code book. Can you help me locate an appropriate diagnosis code? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: You won’t find those exact words in an ICD-10-CM code descriptor, but “Abscess (embolic) of spinal cord [any part]” is an alternate [...]
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