You Be the Coder:
Master This Lumbar Spine MRI Encounter
Published on Fri Oct 21, 2022
Question: A patient presented to the hospital with lumbago where they underwent an MRI of their lumbar spine without contrast material. Following review of the images, the radiologist issued their findings as mild anterior wedging of the L4 vertebral body, severe left paracentral disc protrusion at L2-3, and multilevel degenerative disc disease. I’ve been coding for many years, but I [...]