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Diagnostic Radiology Coding:

Avoid Coding Unnecessary Spine Regions

Published on Fri Oct 25, 2024

Question: I have a radiology report following a computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast that lists the diagnosis as radiculopathy in the thoracolumbar spine region. We assigned M54.15 and M54.16 as the diagnosis codes, but the claim was denied. How can we correct the claim? Florida Subscriber Answer: You only need to assign M54.15 (Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region) instead of reporting both M54.15 [...]
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