When we have in the documentation both disc displacement and disc degeneration in the lumbar region shall we use both code M51.26 and M51.36 ?!
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Diabetes and screening for Macular Degeneration
What ICD 10 codes would an Ophthalmologist use when he is doing an exam for macular degeneration for a patient with diabetes, uncomplicated, using drug therapy, that was referred to him by her PCP? He usually uses E11.9 and is now being denied for medical necessity.