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Medical Device Pain? There’s a Dx for That

Published on Thu Feb 27, 2025

Question: Encounter notes indicate that the pain management (PM) specialist saw a patient in the office for pain from an implanted medical device. Are there ICD-10-CM codes specifically for this type of pain? Washington Subscriber Answer: Yes, there are diagnosis codes for pain due to medical devices. Check out this step-by-step guide to arriving at the right code for every [...]
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