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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
==Myelitis vs Myelopathy - info from that article info moved here== | |||
*we did not have this DX in the old code. (inflammation of the spinal cord) | *we did not have this DX in the old code. (inflammation of the spinal cord) | ||
*If a patient has a diagnosis of '''myelitis:''' | *If a patient has a diagnosis of '''myelitis:''' | ||
**If the localization is cervical spinal cord, then use: [[Cervical Myelopathy]] which is spinal cord compression (59909) | **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) | **If not known to be cervical, then use: [[Neurologic Other]] Problem - OTHER PROBLEMS (59990) | ||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
*[[Transverse myelitis, acute]] | *[[Transverse myelitis, acute]] | ||
*[[Spinal cord disorder (myelopathy), NOS]] | |||
*[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, noninfectious]] | *[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, noninfectious]] | ||
*[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, bacterial]] | *[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, bacterial]] | ||
*[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, viral]] | *[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, viral]] | ||
*[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, infectious NOS]] | *[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, infectious NOS]] | ||
== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | ||
{{Trauma w mechanism}} | {{Trauma w mechanism}} | ||
== Related CCI Codes == | == Related CCI Codes == | ||