Hi, please find your code suggestion for the below scenario:
Mild compression deformity of T6, T8, and T9 without retropulsion into the spinal canal
Mild compression deformity of T6, T8, and T9 without retropulsion into the spinal canal
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Wiki Diagnosis code doubt?
- Thread starter Muthaiya.Murugappan@omegahms.com
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Amy Pritchett
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Based on the information provided, I would code M438X4, "other specified deforming dorsopathies, thoracic region. However, was this a compression fracture or just a deformation?
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