You Be the Coder:
Follow the Clues to This Spinal Injury Dx
Published on Wed Sep 07, 2022
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the orthopedist performed a level-three evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient who had “pinched nerve, low spine, numbness in extremities.” Final diagnosis was “lumbosac neuritis.” What is the correct ICD-10 code for this patient? Michigan Subscriber Answer: This sounds like lumbosacral neuritis, a type of radiculopathy. If this is indeed the case, you should [...]