ICD-10-CM 724.4 - Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis
Radicular pain, or radiculitis, is pain "radiated" along the dermatome of a nerve due to inflammation or other irritation of the nerve root at its connection to the spinal column. A common form of radiculitis is sciatica – radicular pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve from the lower spine to the lower back, gluteal muscles, back of the upper thigh, calf, and foot as often secondary to nerve root irritation from …
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M54.16ICD-10 code: M54. 16 Radiculopathy Lumbar region - gesund.bund.de.
M54. 16 – Radiculopathy, lumbar region.Jan 23, 2020
M54.12Radiculopathy, cervical region M54. 12 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
M54.12022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54. 1: Radiculopathy.
Lumbar radiculopathy refers to disease involving the lumbar spinal nerve root. This can manifest as pain, numbness, or weakness of the buttock and leg. Sciatica is the term often used by laypeople. Lumbar radiculopathy is typically caused by a compression of the spinal nerve root.
10 for radiculopathy should be used. There are other codes for the lumbar, cervical and thoracic region to use when radiculopathy of those regions is provided in the assessment. The ICD 10 code for low back pain with radiculopathy is M54. 10.
Code Classification M54. 16 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of radiculopathy, lumbar region. The code M54. 16 is valid during the fiscal year 2022 from October 01, 2021 through September 30, 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Top 10 to 15 DRGs - Jan 2013 to Dec 2014DRG 551: MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)% of Total ICD 7244 - Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified in DRG1.02Avg LOS at DRG6.46Avg LOS with ICD 7244 - Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified6.323 more rows
Radiculitis develops as a result of pressure on the nerve root where it connects to the spine. The location of the pain depends on the location of the affected nerve.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use the following four equivalent ICD-10-CM codes, which are an approximate match to ICD-9 code 724.4:
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.