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May is National Osteoporosis Month — a time when communities across the United States rally to raise awareness of osteoporosis and the importance of prevention and early detection in combating this common disease. Collaboration to spread the word is imperative as osteoporosis is a major cause of fractures, pain, spinal problems, and life-altering loss of mobility […]
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When reporting osteoporosis ICD-10-CM codes, you’ll need to choose from two separate code subcategories. Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a systemic condition affecting all bones of the musculoskeletal system. Osteoporosis occurs when too little bone is made, or too much bone is lost. Human bones are constantly being remodeled. This process occurs more rapidly in […]
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For osteoporosis ICD-10 diagnosis coding, you have to know what type of osteoporosis the patient has been diagnosed with. Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease, and is characterized by diffuse reduction in bone density due to a decrease in the bone mass. Causes may include senility (old age), inadequate intake of calcium and vitamin […]
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