Reader Question:
Define Reiter’s Disease
Published on Mon Dec 04, 2023
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the physician treated a patient with Reiter’s disease in the cervical and thoracic vertebrae. How should I report this diagnosis, and what is Reiter’s disease? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: For this patient, you should report M02.38 (Reiter’s disease, vertebrae) to represent their condition. You might be tempted to report M02.39 (Reiter’s disease, multiple sites) instead, since the [...]