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Here's How Your Neuritis, Radiculitis Codes Will Change As Of Oct. 1

Published on Tue Jul 14, 2015

If the patient condition includes radiculopathy, do this.  Neuritis means a nerve inflammation or general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system, while radiculitis means the patient has pain radiating along the nerve paths due to inflammation of the spinal nerve roots.  Similarly, when a patient as radiculopathy of the spine, this means that one or more of her nerves do [...]
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