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Use Specific Paralytic Syndrome Codes When Possible

Published on Thu Jun 19, 2025

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from Brown-Sequard syndrome. Should I just report G83.9 for the patient? Iowa Subscriber Answer: You should not report G83.9 (Paralytic syndrome, unspecified) because the provider actually did specify the paralytic syndrome. Instead, you should look at the entry before G83.9, G83.8- (Other specified paralytic syndromes). Under G83.8-, you’ll actually find the exact [...]
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