Cervical Myelopathy

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This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Spinal cord compression, Transverse myelitis, acute, Spinal cord disorder (myelopathy), NOS

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Category/Organ System:	Category: Neurological Problem (old)
Type:	Category: Medical Problem (old)
Main Diagnosis:	Neurological Problem Problem
Sub Diagnosis:	Cervical Myelopathy
Diagnosis Code:	59909
Comorbid Diagnosis:	No
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10):	0
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Status:

This code could be use for Congenital Absence of Adontoid and for any other neurological problem we do not have listed in our current DX codes.

Myelitis vs Myelopathy - info from that article info moved here

• we did not have Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, noninfectious in the old coding schema.
• 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 not known to be cervical, then use: Neurological Problem Other Problem - OTHER PROBLEMS (59990)

Context

As of 2016-11 there is an outbreak in the States with kids with this myelitis and they don’t know what causes it. We have had at least one pt at the Vic with this. We don't have a single DX code for this.

Discussion with Allan Garland on how to code this Nov 21.16 brought instructions above.