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Submit Multiple Diagnosis Codes For Lumbar and Sacral Spine Subluxation
Published on Wed Jun 24, 2015
Question: A patient presents with a subluxation of the lumbar and sacral spine with degeneration of disc(s) in the lumbar region, and the chiropractor performs CMT to the lumbar and sacral spine. Which codes do we report? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: You can report 739.3 (Nonallopathic lesions of lumbar region, not elsewhere classified) as the primary diagnosis, followed by a secondary [...]