Orthopedic Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
I.D. Anatomical Site for Compression Syndrome
Published on Thu Jul 06, 2023
Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from anterior spinal artery compression syndrome. How should I choose a code for this encounter?
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Answer: It will depend on the location of the compression syndrome. Go back and check the notes. Then, report one of these diagnoses, depending on patient specifics:
- M47.011- (Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region)
- M47.012- (Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervical region)
- M47.013- (Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervicothoracic region)
- M47.014- (Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracic region)
- M47.015- (Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracolumbar region)
- M47.016- (Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, lumbar region)
- M47.019- (Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, site unspecified).
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