mamacase1
Expert
I have a doctor that put rt arm pain with vascular compromise. Can someone tell me what ICD9 code to use for this DX?
I have a doctor that put rt arm pain with vascular compromise. Can someone tell me what ICD9 code to use for this DX?
but if the provider does not document compartment syndrom we cannot code it, you can query the provider for a more definitive dx or just code the arm pain, but we cannot make the determination that this is compartment syndrome non traumatic just because it meets the definition, what if it is due to trauma and it just was not documented well. Vascular compromise is not the same thing as compression of nerves and blood vessels.