Healthcare providers usually diagnose Alpers disease by looking for the main symptoms of dementia, liver disease and seizures. Other tests they may use to confirm the diagnosis include: Cerebrospinal fluid analysis: Your provider collects fluid from your lower back with a spinal tap.
What is the ICD-10 Code for Multiple Sclerosis? The ICD-10 Code for multiple sclerosis is G35.
General Discussion Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroimmunologic (both the nervous system and the immunological system are involved) disorder of the central nervous system involving the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.
ICD-10 code: G35. 3 Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
G31.81 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of alpers disease. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code G31.81 and a single ICD9 code, 330.8 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa, also known as NARP syndrome, is a rare disease with mitochondrial inheritance that causes a variety of signs and symptoms chiefly affecting the nervous system.