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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S32. 009D: Unspecified fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing.
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000 for Wedge compression fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Spinal stenosis, thoracic region M48. 04 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 M48. 04 became effective on October 1, 2021.
If you have no other documentation about the fracture (e.g. whether this is a pathological or a traumatic fracture), then this would code to category M48. 5 - Compression fracture of vertebra NOS, so I would use M48. 56XA for the lumbar site.
Compression fractures are small breaks or cracks in the vertebrae (the bones that make up your spinal column). The breaks happen in the vertebral body, which is the thick, rounded part on the front of each vertebra. Fractures in the bone cause the spine to weaken and collapse. Over time, these fractures affect posture.
Although all compression fractures have an underlying pathology, the term pathologic vertebral compression fracture (pVCF) is traditionally reserved for fractures that result from primary or metastatic spine tumors.
Wedge compression fracture of fourth lumbar vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion. S32. 040K 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 S32.
In a compression fracture, the vertebral body collapses. The most common type of compression fracture is a wedge fracture, in which the front of the vertebral body collapses but the back does not, meaning that the bone assumes a wedge shape.
Radiculopathy, lumbar region The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M54. 16 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.
Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M47. 12 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10 Code M54. 5 for Chronic Low Back Pain | CareCloud.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code.
Laceration with foreign body of lower back and pelvis without penetration into retroperitoneum, initial encounter 1 S31.020A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 Short description: Lac w fb of low back and pelvis w/o penet retroperiton, init 3 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S31.020A became effective on October 1, 2020. 4 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S31.020A - other international versions of ICD-10 S31.020A may differ.
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.
DRG Group #604-605 - Trauma to the skin, subcut tissue and breast with MCC.
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 S31.020A and a single ICD9 code, 879.9 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.