tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2021 Issue Q1

ICD-10 Coding: Eliminate Stress When Coding Back Pain Diagnoses

Use this guide to navigate the challenges of the M54.- code range. Patients often come to the ED with back pain, a condition that can end up with diagnoses ranging anywhere from constipation to angina to fractures. However, in some cases, the patient simply has back pain with no other issues, and coding these scenarios can be a challenge. Why? Providers are prone to use a lot of terms interchangeably, there are a number of anatomic variables to take into account, and there are even times when you will have to go outside of the M54.- (Dorsalgia)...

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