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ICD-10-CM Code for Spinal enthesopathy, thoracolumbar region M46.05

ICD-10 code M46.05 for Spinal enthesopathy, thoracolumbar region is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Dorsopathies .

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Spinal enthesopathy, thoracolumbar region

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SI Joint Injection dx code M46.1 vs M53.3
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Does the ICD-10 Name/Description make the code INVALID? icd-10 medical billing medical coding reimbursement
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[QUOTE="yanetsi, post: 496984, member: 447399"] What is the correct ICD 10 CODE for spondylolpathy cervical spine. Thank you. [/QUOTE] M46.82 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, cervical reg... [ Read More ]
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Inflammatory spondylopathy
[QUOTE="Rachel.Sack, post: 479876, member: 703749"] I just coded one of these today. If you look up arthropathy in the alphabetic index, it says "[I]see also[/I] Arthritis". If you then go to Arthriti... [ Read More ]
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