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Submit Multiple Diagnoses for Neurosarcoidosis

Published on Sun May 13, 2007

Question: What is the best diagnosis for neurosarcoidosis?

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Answer: Submit 135 (Sarcoidosis) for the primary diagnosis, and add a secondary diagnosis representing the neurological manifestation.

Possibilities include 321.4 (Meningitis in sarcoidosis), 357.4 (Polyneuropathy in other diseases classified elsewhere) or 359.6 (Symptomatic inflammatory myopathy in diseases classified elsewhere).

If you-d like more information on neurosarcoidosis, check out www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic649.htm or www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/neurosarcoidosis/neurosarcoidosis.htm.
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