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Wiki Mid back pain

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a patient is having xrays of the thoracic and lumbar spine
the dx is midback pain and low back pain

can I use 724.1 for the midback pain or 724.5?
also if it says upper back pain do you use 724.5?
 
Just my opinion here, but I go conservative here - since 724.1 is specific to the SPINE and your dx states mid BACK pain, I would go with 724.5 because the back pain may not originate in the spine - may be muscular or of some other origin.
 
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