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I just started working in a Spine center that does pain management. I noticed that the 724 and 723 icd-9 code series has an excludes note for code series 722 and 721. I just want clarification. Does that mean, if I have low back pain (724.2) and cervical DDD (722.4), I only bill one or the other? Am I only to use the 724.2 since it excludes 722.4?
I also noticed that other chronic pain (338.29) excludes myalgia (729.1). So, if my doctor documents both diagnoses, am I only to use the 338.29?
My doc's want education on this and I cannot find anything to print out that explains "excludes notes" and how they work other than the ICD-9 book... which doesn't give much clarification. Any help, or hints as to where to get this information, would be very much appreciated.
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I also noticed that other chronic pain (338.29) excludes myalgia (729.1). So, if my doctor documents both diagnoses, am I only to use the 338.29?
My doc's want education on this and I cannot find anything to print out that explains "excludes notes" and how they work other than the ICD-9 book... which doesn't give much clarification. Any help, or hints as to where to get this information, would be very much appreciated.
Thank you