tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2023 Issue Q2

Reader Questions: Look Around; You’ll Find Notes for Periarthritis Dx

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from “periar­thritis NOS.” Is there a specific diagnosis code for this condition?> Codify Subscriber> Answer: Yes, there is, but you have to dig to find it. On your claim, report M77.9 (Enthesopathy, unspecified). Periarthritis NOS is listed as a condition that you’d code with M77.9. Other conditions that you’d report with M77.9 include: Bone spur NOS Capsulitis NOS Tendinitis NOS.   ...

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