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+{{ICD10 category|Musculoskeletal/soft tissue}}{{ICD10 category|Neuro}}{{ICD10 category|Misc}}
 == Additional Info ==
+*This code is not merely a symptom, it is a specific disorder.
+*The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body and begins from nerve roots in the lumbar spinal cord in the low back and extends through the buttock area to send nerve endings down the lower limb. The pain of sciatica is sometimes referred to as sciatic nerve pain.
+== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
+*[[Pain, back NOS (back pain)]]
+*[[Pain, acute NOS]]
+*[[Pain, chronic NOS]]
+*[[Pain NOS, not specified if acute or chronic]]
+*[[Spine or back, mechanical disorder involving bone or cartilage, NOS]]
+*[[Hemarthrosis, any joint]]
+*[[Osteoarthritis]]
-== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead ==
+== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
-(turn these into links to the actual diagnosis articles if possible. For some that might make no sense.)
+== Related CCI Codes ==
-== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
+{{Data Integrity Check List}}
-(put links to likely candidates coded with this one, eg. a cause for a trauma.)
 == Related Articles ==
 {{Related Articles}}
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