AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2012 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Charcot's Arthropathy

There is some confusion among coders regarding the appropriate code assignment for Charcot’s arthropathy without documentation of syphilis. Code 094.0, Tabes dorsalis, appears to be the default, since the Index leads to this code under the term Arthropathy, Charcot’s. What are the appropriate code assignments for Charcot’s arthropathy with no mention of syphilis? ...

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