Primary Care Coding Alert
READER QUESTION:
Get to Know Acronyms
Published on Mon Jan 01, 2007
Question: Our physician documented -ITB friction syndrome of knee,- but we are unable to find an ICD-9 code for this. Can you advise? Answer: -ITB- is short for -iliotibial band.- Therefore, you should report 728.89 (disorders of muscle, ligament, and fascia; other) for this diagnosis. Answers to You Be the Coder and Reader Questions reviewed by Kent J. Moore, manager of Health Care Financing and Delivery Systems for the American Academy of Family Physicians in Leawood, Kan.
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ITB friction syndrome is an overuse injury in the patient's thigh, which is often caused by running or cycling. Physicians often perform injections, physical therapy or E/M services for this condition.
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