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Rely on Combo Code for This Lumbago/Sciatica Dx

Published on Fri Jan 06, 2023

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from right-sided lumbago and sciatica. What ICD-10 code(s) should I report? I was thinking M54.31 and M54.50. Connecticut [...]
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