Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

Coding symptoms can yield proper reimbursement. Where can you find the ICD-9 code for the rare neurologic disorder Holmes-Gang Syndrome? In this case -- like many rare conditions -- your only choice is to code symptoms and/or the associated conditions. In 1984, two physicians reported in the American Journal of Medical Genetics on an infant who died at six months. The baby had manifestations which included microcephaly, a large anterior fontanel, short nose with anteverted nostrils, club foot deformity, retarded psychomotor development, and, in the index case only, kidney hypoplasia and dysplasia, according to one of the authors, Lewis B. Holmes, MD, unit chief of genetics and director of genetic counseling and screening services at Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology in Boston. This Xlinked mental retardation (XLMR) syndrome was named after the physicians: Holmes-Gang Syndrome. Learn the Details of Rare Diseases and Disorders Holmes-Gang syndrome is a rare inherited disorder characterized by moderate [...]