Short description: Spinal stenosis NOS. ICD-9-CM 724.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 724.00 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48.04 Spinal stenosis, thoracic region 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code M48.04 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
ICD-9-CM 478.19 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 478.19 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Because Laminectomy CPT codes are diagnosis based, therefore if the doctor is performing a laminectomy more than likely M48.06 would be the correct diagnosis to use. Thank you for the help I will continue to use M48.06. I would also use M48.06 if the MD documented a lumbar foraminal stenosis diagnosis. May I ask what procedure codes are being used?
Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of one or more bony openings (foramina) in the vertebrae of the spine. When spinal stenosis occurs in the spinal canal, it is called central canal stenosis and may cause compression of the spinal cord.
Cervical stenosis is a condition in which the spinal canal is too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots. This can cause damage to the spinal cord, a condition called myelopathy, or pinch nerves as they exit the spinal canal (radiculopathy).
There is no distinction made in ICD-10-CM for central canal stenosis vs foraminal stenosis. Therefore, the M48. 0- code covers both/all types of spinal stenosis.
Congenital cervical stenosis (CCS) occurs when the bony anatomy of the cervical canal is smaller than expected in the general population. Stenosis at the cervical level is related to a wide array of clinical symptoms ranging from asymptomatic or mild neck pain to severe cervical myelopathy causing paralysis.
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, compressing the nerves traveling through the lower back into the legs. While it may affect younger patients, due to developmental causes, it is more often a degenerative condition that affects people who are typically age 60 and older.
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M48. 061 Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claud - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar regionM51. 26 Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
ICD-10 code: M48. 02 Spinal stenosis Cervical region.
Most people with spinal stenosis are over the age of 50. Though degenerative changes can cause spinal stenosis in younger people, other causes need to be considered. These include trauma, congenital spinal deformity such as scoliosis, and a genetic disease affecting bone and muscle development throughout the body.
Medical Definition of stenosis : a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice esophageal stenosis — see aortic stenosis, mitral stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, spinal stenosis, subaortic stenosis.
Discs often degenerate with age causing vertebrae to sit closer together. This is part of the reason we shrink with age. Degenerative discs can lead to pain via multiple pathways. Spinal stenosis is another condition of the spine where the central canal diameter is reduced much like a pipe that becomes clogged.