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Wiki Synvisc For Intra-articular Injection
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Lisa Bledsoe
True Blue
What diagnosis are you using?
RebeccaWoodward*
True Blue
NC Medicare:
The only approved indication for this type of treatment is osteoarthritis of the knee as supported by one of the following ICD-9 codes that should submitted of the claim for this service:
715.16 Osteoarthrosis, localized, primary, lower leg
715.26 Osteoarthrosis, localized, secondary, lower leg
715.36 Osteoarthrosis, localized, not specified whether primary or secondary, lower leg
715.96 Osteoarthrosis, unspecified whether generalized or localized, lower leg
The only approved indication for this type of treatment is osteoarthritis of the knee as supported by one of the following ICD-9 codes that should submitted of the claim for this service:
715.16 Osteoarthrosis, localized, primary, lower leg
715.26 Osteoarthrosis, localized, secondary, lower leg
715.36 Osteoarthrosis, localized, not specified whether primary or secondary, lower leg
715.96 Osteoarthrosis, unspecified whether generalized or localized, lower leg