AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Shoulder Impingement Versus Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

A 57-year-old female presented for follow-up of several left shoulder issues, including shoulder impingement. When referencing “Impingement, joint” in the Alphabetic Index, there is an instructional note “see Disorder, joint, specified type NEC.” This indexing pathway leads to subcategory M25.81, Other specified joint disorders, shoulder. However, ICD-10-CM provides specific codes for shoulder impingement syndrome under subcategory M75.4, Impingement syndrome of shoulder, which can be found in the Alphabetic Index under “Syndrome,” “impingement, shoulder.” What is the accurate code assignment for shoulder impingement, not further specified? ...

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