Which is more likely to cause caudal equina syndrome? The most common cause of cauda equina syndrome is A ruptured or herniated disk in the lower spine, especially in people who are born with a narrow spinal canal Other causes include the following: Birth defects of the spinal cord (such as spina bifida)
What happens if cauda equina is not treated? If left untreated, cauda equina syndrome can lead to permanent paralysis in the muscle of one or both legs and permanent loss of bladder/bowel control. An important thing to note is that following surgery, bladder function may take longer to improve than muscle function.
This can make it feel as though the symptoms of cauda equina syndrome are coming and going. The symptoms of cauda equina can also come and go because of changes in the back. For instance, if any of your discs begin to bulge, it can press upon your already damaged nerves and symptoms can return.
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare neurologic condition that is caused by compression of the cauda equina. Cauda equina consists of spinal nerves L2-L5, S1-S5 and the coccygeal nerve. The compression of these nerve roots can be caused mainly by lumbar disc herniation (45% of all causes).
ICD-10 code G83. 4 for Cauda equina syndrome is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .
ICD-9 Code Transition: 724.2 Code M54. 5 is the diagnosis code used for Low Back Pain (LBP). This is sometimes referred to as lumbago.
ICD-10 code M54. 5, low back pain, effective October 1, 2021. That means providers cannot use M54.
M54. 50 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.