Purchase the StrongPosture Program and take the latest training as an online course or hands-on seminar. StrongPosture® is a systematized posture rehab protocol. Take a look and let us know if you have any questions. If you’re interested in helping patients with posture, your a good candidate for the posture specialist certification program. M62.89 is in Other specified disorders of muscle, and could be a catch all (which means it’s more likely to be scrutinized). But again, this is in the signs and symptoms chapter, and so it is not a definitive diagnosis.Īlso in this realm, the M-40 codes cover abnormalities of kyphosis and lordosis, and the M-41 codes cover scoliosis. Other postural considerations are R29.3- Abnormal posture. M99.05- Segmental and somatic dysfunction, Sacroiliac, hip, pubes region.M99.04- Segmental and somatic dysfunction, Sacral region.If a physician clearly documents bilateral non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage sites, an ICD-10 code must be assigned for each site if no bilateral ICD-10 code exists. If a bilateral ICD-10 code exists for the scenario documented in the medical record, one of these codes should be used. M99.02- Segmental and somatic dysfunction, Thoracic region Code categories I65-I66 include bilateral codes.M99.01- Segmental and somatic dysfunction, Cervical region.This is analogous to 739.3 in ICD-9 Also of interest: M99.03- Segmental and somatic dysfunction, Lumbar region.On the other hand, you can roughly address posture as a somatic dysfunction, and support that with upper or lower cross as an observation: Even though it’s not coded, it should be documented properly so that when necessary you can try to justify longer term treatment. However, it’s a posture observation and can be a contributing component of a more definitive diagnosis. If there’s a lower cross syndrome, you know muscle and stress patterns to address passively (SMT and MT) as well as actively with StrongPosture® exercise. So for low back pain, M54.5 in ICD-10 (what was 724.2 in ICD-9) describes the symptom and can be a diagnosis. The reason: Postural asymmetries, patterns, and other bio-mechanic adaptations are observations, not a diagnosis. These are real bio-mechanic issues that respond well to care, but for all ICD-10’s specificity, there aren’t good ICD-10 diagnosis for posture conditions. Many posture-focused professionals have asked me about ICD-10 coding for posture like Upper and Lower Cross syndromes, as well as other structural and posture imbalances.
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