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ICD-10-CM Code for Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region M46.26

ICD-10 code M46.26 for Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Dorsopathies .

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Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region

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SI Joint Injection dx code M46.1 vs M53.3
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SI Joint Injection dx code M46.1 vs M53.3
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 508142, member: 5404"] Yes, I see that I was still editing my post when you responded, sorry about that, I had posted too quickly without reviewing everything - please see my... [ Read More ]
SI Joint Injection dx code M46.1 vs M53.3 diagnoses injection sacroiliac si joint
I sent the following email to my providers and received one positive response and one negative response and one non response. Reaching out to get your thoughts on it. "Good afternoon, I wanted to g... [ Read More ]
Does the ICD-10 Name/Description make the code INVALID? icd-10 medical billing medical coding reimbursement
Hello, we are having Rejections and errors due to ICD-10 Codes coming over with different names/descriptions. IE M46.1 being Bilateral Sacroiliitis instead of Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere specified. We... [ Read More ]
Spondylopathy
[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 ]
BCBS denying 99213 because of invalid diagnosis codes. Why? Can anyone give me insight.
I am getting from denials from BCBS because of invalid diagnosis codes. The CPT code is 99213 and the diagnosis codes are M47.817, M54.41, M46.1 and M51.16. I don't understand why they keep doing this... [ Read More ]
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 ]
Aftercare s/p 1 yr from surgery
Sorry, the statement I made about the low back pain is a little confusing. Yes, the sacroiliac pain is unrelated, not due to, the hip replacement. Dr. thinks patient is having some other lumbar issu... [ Read More ]
Inflammatory spondylopathy
Imaging should reflect an "inflammatory" process to code M46.xx. Otherwise you should code to Osteoarthritis in order to be accurate.... [ Read More ]
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