AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Restless Legs Syndrome

Effective October 1, 2006, code 333.94, Restless legs syndrome, has been created to uniquely identify this condition and to distinguish these patients from those with other conditions indexed to code 333.99, Other and unspecified extrapyramidal diseases and abnormal movement disorders, other. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensory-motor disorder characterized by unpleasant sensations in the legs and an uncontrollable urge to move, when at rest, in an effort to relieve these feelings. RLS sensations are often described by people as a burning, creeping, tugging pain associated with the desire to move the legs. It does affect the...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS .

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.