Spinal cord compression: Difference between revisions

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+{{ICD10 dx
+|ICD10 Code=G95.2
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+{{ICD10 category|Spine}}
+{{ICD10 category|Musculoskeletal/soft tissue}}
+{{ICD10 category|Neuro}}
 {{ICD10 transition status
-| OldDxArticle =Spinal Compression,Cervical Myelopathy
+| OldDxArticle = Spinal Compression;Cervical Myelopathy
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-{{ICD10 dx
-| MinimumCombinedCodes =
-| ICD10 Code=G95.2
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-{{ICD10 category|Spine}} {{ICD10 category|Injury/poisoning}}{{ICD10 category|Trauma}} {{ICD10 category|Musculoskeletal/soft tissue}}
-{{ICD10 category|Neuro}}
 == Additional Info ==
-**==Myelitis vs Myelopathy - info from that article info moved here==
+*This code is for NONTRAUMATIC cord compression.
-*we did not have this DX in the old code. (inflammation of the spinal cord)
+'''Includes'''
-*If a patient has a diagnosis of '''myelitis:'''
+*central cord syndrome, code cause if know eg [[Spinal stenosis]]
-**If the localization is cervical spinal cord, then use: [[Cervical Myelopathy]] which is spinal cord compression (59909)
-**If not known to be cervical, then use: [[Neurologic Other]] Problem - OTHER PROBLEMS (59990)
+'''Excludes'''
+*For traumatic spinal cord injuries use the appropriate of the following:
+**[[Spinal cord, cervical (C-spine), injury/trauma]]
+**[[Spinal cord, lumbar (L-spine), injury/trauma]]
+**[[Spinal cord, thoracic (T-spine), injury/trauma]]
 == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
 *[[Transverse myelitis, acute]]
+*[[Spinal cord disorder (myelopathy), NOS]]
 *[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, noninfectious]]
 *[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, bacterial]]
 *[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, viral]]
 *[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, infectious NOS]]
 == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
-{{Trauma w mechanism}}
+{{ICD10 Guideline Trauma w mechanism}}
+== Related CCI Codes ==
-== Related CCI Codes ==
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