icd 10 code for acute lumbosacral sprain

by Prof. Bradford Rodriguez PhD 8 min read

Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine, initial encounter
S33. 5XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S33. 5XXA became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is the ICD-10 code for back pain?

5 – Low Back Pain. ICD-Code M54. 5 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of chronic low back pain.

What is the ICD-10 code for musculoskeletal strain?

ICD-10 code S39. 012A for Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

What is the ICD-10 code for MVC?

V89.2XXA
ICD-10 code V89. 2XXA for Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Transport accidents .

What is the ICD-10 code for sciatica?

ICD-Code M54. 3 is a non-billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Sciatica.

What is lumbosacral strain?

Lumbosacral strain is a medical term for an injury that causes low back pain. The lumbosacral area (low back) is between the bottom of the ribcage and the top of the buttocks. A strain is tearing of muscles and tendons.

What is Strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax?

A thoracic back strain is a muscle or tendon injury in your upper or middle back. You may have pain, muscle spasms, swelling, or stiffness. A mild strain may cause minor pain that goes away in a few days. A more severe strain may cause the muscle or tendon to tear.May 2, 2022

What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified injury?

T14.90XA
Injury, unspecified, initial encounter

T14. 90XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T14. 90XA became effective on October 1, 2021.

Which ICD-10 code section is used to describe injuries?

Injuries are coded from Chapter 19 of ICD-10 titled “Injury, Poisoning, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes” (codes S00-T88). These codes make up over 50% of all ICD-10 codes.May 24, 2018

What is the ICD-10 code for whiplash?

Whiplash injury is classified as neck pain ICD-10 S13. 4.May 18, 2020

What is the ICD 10 code for back pain with sciatica?

4: Lumbago with sciatica.

What is the ICD 10 code for hip pain?

ICD-10 | Pain in unspecified hip (M25. 559)

Do you code low back pain with lumbar radiculopathy?

Category for ICD 10 code for Back/Lumbar radiculopathy pain

M54 category is used for coding backache or back pain. If you are coding any pain specific to spinal region it will lead to M54 category.
Jan 30, 2022

What is the name of the nerves that are outside the brain?

Your peripheral nerves are the ones outside your brain and spinal cord. Like static on a telephone line, peripheral nerve disorders distort or interrupt the messages between the brain and the rest of the body.

What is the GEM crosswalk?

The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code S34.4XXA its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

The ICD code S33 is used to code Abdominal trauma

Abdominal trauma is an injury to the abdomen. It may be blunt or penetrating and may involve damage to the abdominal organs. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, tenderness, rigidity, and bruising of the external abdomen. Abdominal trauma presents a risk of severe blood loss and infection.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

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 S33.5XXA and a single ICD9 code, 847.2 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

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