Spinal cord compression: Difference between revisions

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 == Additional Info ==
-*This code is for NONTRAUMATIC cord compression.  For traumatic spinal cord injuries use: {{DT | Tina will put those mult codes e.g. S14.19....}}
+*This code is for NONTRAUMATIC cord compression.
+'''Includes'''
+*central cord syndrome, code cause if know eg [[Spinal stenosis]]
+'''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 ==