(053.12)

Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia (053.12)

ICD-9 code 053.12 for Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -VIRAL DISEASES ACCOMPANIED BY EXANTHEM (050-059).

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Can you code for both Shingles around the eye and forehead?

[QUOTE="Carroll1220, post: 340825, member: 200939"]Good afternoon, We have a patient who had shingles of the forehead and around the eye. Can I code both 053.29 and 053.9 for this patient? Or would y... [ Read More ]

Can you code for both Shingles around the eye and forehead?

Shingles around the eye is not the same as 053.29. Just use the 053.9 if the only thing documented is shingles around the eye and forehead. It sound like the provider is simply giving the location o... [ Read More ]

Can you code for both Shingles around the eye and forehead?

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DX code for P. HX of Shingles ??

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