kimlanunziata
Contributor
Hello board,
ER chart - How would you code the diagnosis of acute low back pain...ICD-9 coding.
Thank you!
ER chart - How would you code the diagnosis of acute low back pain...ICD-9 coding.
Thank you!
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Wiki Acute low back pain
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heathbar0207
New
724.2 is what I would probably use
kimlanunziata
Contributor
The debate is 724.2 only versus 724.2 and 338.19
mitchellde
True Blue
Read the guidelines on pain management. They tell you that if the reason for the encounter is pain management then you code the 338code first listed, also if the site of the pain or the underlying condition causing the pain is documented then code it also.