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ICD-9 Codes That Support Medical Necessity

Published on Thu Mar 01, 2001

Below is a partial list of ICD-9 codes from a sampling of local medical review policies that are usually accepted for supporting the medical necessity for NCS. Please check with your local Medicare and third-party payers for a list of their approved diagnosis codes before submitting.

250.6 diabetes with neurological manifestations
335.x anterior horn cell disease
337.2x reflex sympathetic dystrophy
354.x mononeuritis of upper limb and mononeuritis multiplex (including carpal tunnel syndrome)
355.0-355.6 mononeuritis of lower limb
355.7x other mononeuritis of lower limb
355.8-355.9 mononeuritis of lower limb, unspecified, and of unspecified site
356.x hereditary and idiopathic peripheral neuropathy
357.x inflammatory and toxic neuropathy
359.x muscular dystrophies and other myopathies
722.8x postlaminectomy syndrome
723.1 cervicalgia
723.4 brachial neuritis or radiculitis NOS
724.4 thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified
729.5 pain in limb
780.79 other malaise and fatigue (weakness, generalized)
782.0 disturbance of skin sensation
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