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Cauda Equina Shifts to a Single Code in ICD-10

Published on Tue Aug 25, 2015

Descriptor will no longer specify presence of neurogenic bladder. You might not see a diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome very often because it’s a relatively rare condition. When your physician does treat these patients, you currently report diagnosis 344.60 (Cauda equina syndrome without neurogenic bladder) or 344.61 (Cauda equina syndrome with neurogenic bladder) from ICD-9. Coding notes state that 344.60 [...]
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