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facet arthropathy - Lumbar : , L3, L4, L5 and S1 what is the ICD ?
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Wiki facet arthropathy
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mcnaryk
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we tend to use M12.88 for facet arthropathy
Kristie123
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M12.88 or M12.9 ?
Can anyone reply as to which one is more correct the M12.88 or M12.9, or would both be acceptable ?
Can anyone reply as to which one is more correct the M12.88 or M12.9, or would both be acceptable ?
When we search Arthropathy it guides to see Arthritis
Arthritis – Spine it shows See also Spondylopathy Inflammatory
Arthropathy (see also Arthritis)M12.9-----Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute); spine - see also Spondylopathy, inflammatory--
so the correct code is M46.97
Arthritis – Spine it shows See also Spondylopathy Inflammatory
Arthropathy (see also Arthritis)M12.9-----Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute); spine - see also Spondylopathy, inflammatory--
so the correct code is M46.97
Dmullenix
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We use M46.96 for lumbar and M46.97 for lumbosacral
thomas7331
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Our local MAC's LCD for facet joint injections and ablations (link below) instructs to use M12.88 for facet arthropathy.
This code is also accessible via the ICD-10 index through this path: arthropathy -> specified form NEC -> vertebrae
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-covera...&DocType=Active&Accept=Y&bc=AgACAAIAIAAAAA==&
This code is also accessible via the ICD-10 index through this path: arthropathy -> specified form NEC -> vertebrae
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-covera...&DocType=Active&Accept=Y&bc=AgACAAIAIAAAAA==&
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rmwinder
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bhavana...
I fell into that trap too.
However, unless there is a specific type of arthritis, Coding Clinic 2016, 4th quarter, instructs us to default to "osteoarthritis", M19.--. M46 category is Inflammatory spondylopathy category...which we couldn't select from unless the physician actually documented "inflammatory arthritis/spondylopathy"...even though it looks like that is the coding path in the ICD-10 index. So, in the absence of further verbiage of "inflammatory", and only having the term arthritis, I would follow Coding Clinic guidance and select a code from the M19.-- category. As thomas7331 has shown, if you have the term "arthropathy" documented, you can follow the path in ICD-10 index and get to M12.88. I've pasted the Coding Clinic, and a snip from the Coders Desk Reference. It's all in the verbiage, and believe me, I had to study this for a while!
Rhonda Winder, CPC, CPMA, CRC
I fell into that trap too.
However, unless there is a specific type of arthritis, Coding Clinic 2016, 4th quarter, instructs us to default to "osteoarthritis", M19.--. M46 category is Inflammatory spondylopathy category...which we couldn't select from unless the physician actually documented "inflammatory arthritis/spondylopathy"...even though it looks like that is the coding path in the ICD-10 index. So, in the absence of further verbiage of "inflammatory", and only having the term arthritis, I would follow Coding Clinic guidance and select a code from the M19.-- category. As thomas7331 has shown, if you have the term "arthropathy" documented, you can follow the path in ICD-10 index and get to M12.88. I've pasted the Coding Clinic, and a snip from the Coders Desk Reference. It's all in the verbiage, and believe me, I had to study this for a while! Rhonda Winder, CPC, CPMA, CRC
3rd quarter 2019: code to Spondylosis. M47.81-