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Reference ICD-10 Guidelines to Solve This Coding Question

Published on Mon May 14, 2018

Question: The surgeon consulted a patient two-weeks following a cervical laminectomy for spinal stenosis. The patient complained of severe pain at the area previously operated on. There is concern by the surgeon that the patient may be experiencing post-laminectomy syndrome. What ICD-10 codes should we use in this case? Hawaii Subscriber Answer: In this case, you've got three diagnoses to [...]
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