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ICD-10-CM Code for Lesion of radial nerve, unspecified upper limb G56.30

ICD-10 code G56.30 for Lesion of radial nerve, unspecified upper limb is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Lesion of radial nerve, unspecified upper limb

G56

Excludes1: current traumatic nerve disorder - see nerve injury by body region

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Medial Nerve Block
If the method of anesthesia is documented as MAC with this block, you would bill the ASA code with REGIONAL anesthesia. This means you would not bill the block separately. If the method of anesthesi... [ Read More ]
EMG denial
I have a few denials from BCBS that I’m hoping someone can offer some guidance on. We billed 95909 and 95886 with a dx of G56.01 (CTS). The denial/appeal states this has to be a limited emg study (... [ Read More ]
ICD10 QUESTION
1) When the patient is receiving treatment for the injury, the 7th character should be an A. A is for active treatment. The D would be the 7th character for aftercare, such as therapy, during healing/... [ Read More ]
ICD10 QUESTION
1st question If a patient comes in and is diagnosed with for example pain knee, has an mri, then comes back and there is a definite strain of the muscle s86.811_. Is this new diagnosis code appende... [ Read More ]
EMG CODING
Hello, When coding an EMG, would you pick up the "abnormal study" R94.131 in addition to the dx for example abnormal study: study shows carpal tunnel bilateral. Would you code dx as: G56.03, R94.13... [ Read More ]
Ncs nerve conduction studies - comparisons
Per CPT® Assistant. [SIZE=4]December 2017; Volume 27: Issue 12 Medicine: Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures[/SIZE] [INDENT]Question: How should an ulnar motor nerve conduction study with recordi... [ Read More ]
64718 Ambetter bundling
[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 471150, member: 29238"] In order to use a modifier -59, you need to ask yourself "Does it qualify for a modifier"" first. If 64718 was performed through the same incision ... [ Read More ]
64718 Ambetter bundling
In order to use a modifier -59, you need to ask yourself "Does it qualify for a modifier"" first. If 64718 was performed through the same incision as 25115, it would not qualify. My guess is that thes... [ Read More ]
24546 and 64718 billed together???
64718 is for treating ulnar impingement at the elbow. You don't have a diagnosis that supports this code and without reading the note, my guess is that this was basically an incidental procedure in re... [ Read More ]
Coding 64718 and 24359
G56.22 AND M77.12... [ Read More ]
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