jmiller9427
Contributor
I need the I10 dx code for pain in butt. I'm sure that i'm not the only one who has had this delema.
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CodingKing
True Blue
Pain in Anus maps to K62.89
Pain NOS R52
Pain NOS R52
jmiller9427
Contributor
would either code fit if the pain is in the gluteal muscle pain?
Sarah Ann
Networker
Can you use M791 (myalgia)? I've used that for buttock(s) pain, I can't remember if I-9 had something more specific.
There could be other opinions on this matter as well.
There could be other opinions on this matter as well.
I'm on this particular Dx right now with a progress note - "Pain in Right Gluteal Region".
K62.89 specifies anus/rectum, M53.3 specifies sacral and coccyx. Gluteus Maximus are a group of muscles. Myalgia is pain in muscles, and since your Dr. states "Butt" that is less specific than "Gluteus Maximus". It could refer to the fleshy parts of the buttocks.
Therefore R52 would be the most appropriate code.
K62.89 specifies anus/rectum, M53.3 specifies sacral and coccyx. Gluteus Maximus are a group of muscles. Myalgia is pain in muscles, and since your Dr. states "Butt" that is less specific than "Gluteus Maximus". It could refer to the fleshy parts of the buttocks.
Therefore R52 would be the most appropriate code.
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chembree
Guru
I agree with M79.1
Myalgia = muscle pain
Gluteous maximus is a muscle
buttocks
[but´oks]
Formed by the gluteal muscles on the lower part of the back.
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