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Wiki lumbar annular tear
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jgf-CPC
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Annular tear
With that little info I would take it to be a lumbar sprain
With that little info I would take it to be a lumbar sprain
Radcoder1313
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Usually when you see an annular tear, they are referring to the disc. I would code it as 722.10 if you can verify that this was associated with the disc.
JulesofColorado
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What about 722.93?
srinivas r sajja
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722.93 Annular tear
Bhavani
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Lumbar disc tear
Use the code 722.93 for disc tear,
722.10 - Should only be used when there is disc herniation, disc extrusion or protrusion, tear is the stage prior to disc herniation, hence it should be coded as 722.93 (Other disc disorder code)
Use the code 722.93 for disc tear,
722.10 - Should only be used when there is disc herniation, disc extrusion or protrusion, tear is the stage prior to disc herniation, hence it should be coded as 722.93 (Other disc disorder code)