Orthopedic Tests/Signs with ICD-10 Codes

​CM Boileve, DC, MCS-P

Have you ever wanted to know what the ICD-10 code was when you had a positive orthopedic test?  Well, it’s done for you! Orthopedic Tests/Signs with ICD-10 Codes provides those answers that you have asked yourself of what ICD-10 code(s) to use.

Introduction
This book has been published with an eye towards clinical relevance of the ICD-10 codes and positive orthopedic testing, for the practitioner.  It represents a departure from the typical ICD-9 of the last 25 years, to the specificity that ICD-10 demands.  Noting the positive orthopedic tests, this author will attempt to assist the healthcare provider in determining the appropriate ICD-10 code possible.  However, the ICD-10 codes provided do not reflect all of the possible codes that ICD-10 maintains. It does though, provide an indication of the probable code(s) most commonly used.

Index

  1. Introduction                                                            page 4
  2. ICD-10 General Coding Guidelines                    page 8
  3. Spine
    1. Cervical                                                          page 11
    2. Lumbar                                                          page 21
  4. Posterior Column Dis. / Malingering Tests      page 38
  5. Upper Extremity
    1. Shoulder                                                        page 40
    2. Elbow                                                             page 54
    3. Wrist                                                              page 62
  6. Lower Extremity
    1. Hip                                                                 page 69
    2. Knee                                                              page 73
    3. Ankle/Foot                                                  page 90
  7. How do I code Disc Herniation (ChiroCode) page 95
  8. Forms                                                                     page 97

Jackson’s Compression

  • Procedure:  Laterally flex the head and exert strong downward pressure.  Perform bilaterally
  • Positive Test:  Local pain may indicate foraminal encroachment without nerve pressure or apophyseal joint pathology.  Radicular pain may indicate pressure on a nerve root..
  • Diagnosis Code Indications
  • Diagnosis Indication Brachial plexus disorder (lesions), Cervical rib syndrome, Costoclavicular syndrome, Scalenus Anticus syndrome
  • ICD9 353.0
  • ICD10 G54.0