ICD-10 External Cause Codes (V00-Y99) are secondary codes that capture specific details about an injury or health event. Though it is not mandatory to use external cause codes, medical coding outsourcing companies nevertheless do so because ICD-10 guidelines encourage...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is second biggest infectious killer of adults worldwide. In the US, more robust control programs have reduced the number of TB cases, but recent reports indicate that the disease, though curable and...
Of the different fracture treatment methods such as closed reduction and percutaneous fixation an orthopedic physician provides, closed treatment without manipulation involves fitting the patient to appropriate materials for bone stabilization and weight...
Referred to as spinal arthrodesis, lumbar spinal fusion surgery aims at restricting spinal motion to relieve painful symptoms. The procedure is often recommended to treat and relieve symptoms of many back conditions such as degenerative disk disease (DDD),...
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic condition that causes tumors to form in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. It has no known prevention or cure. The symptoms of this condition are best treated by an interdisciplinary team of specialists including neurosurgeon,...
