Back pain was defined using International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM) codes determined by an expert panel as indicative of back pain. Prevalence of aggregate or total, work related, and missed workdays back pain were calculated by frequency of occurrence of back pain ICD-9-CM codes....
Applicable CPT / HCPCS / ICD-10 Codes Background References Policy Scope of Policy This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses invasive procedures for back pain. Medical Necessity Aetna considers any of the following injections or procedure medically necessary for the treatment of back pain; provided that...
calculated using a random-effects model. Compared with the control group, the pooled SMD of pain intensity was significantly reduced (SMD = -0.73; 95 % CI: -1.12 to -0.35; GRADE: low) and disability was improved (SMD = -0.51; 95 % CI: -0.85 to -0.17; GRADE: low) in the KT gro...
RMDQ and back pain intensity by ICD-9-CM code stratified by site. a displays the baseline measure of back-related physical disability (the Roland-Morris disability questionnaire) and b displays the baseline measure of pain (a numerical rating scale of average back pain in past week), stratified...
In the absence of these features, routine back pain will usually improve with such conservative treatments within 3 months.7-9 Prior research among patients with back pain revealed significant increases in the use of computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), outpatient surgical ...
Additionally, patients with chronic back pain who were not ultimately diagnosed with AS are not included in this dataset and it is not known how these patients are managed. In addi- tion, due to limitations in ICD-9 coding, our data set included both acute and chroni...
In a study examining ICD-9 codes for pain, the United States was divided into 4 regions including south, west, north central and northeast [24]. The two ICD-9 codes that were most comparable to the current study were LBP and degenerative disc disease codes. Interestingly, there were ...
Absenteeism associated with back pain (ICD-10 codes M40-M54) and with participation in a BCP were evaluated based on data from 2004 through 2006 for a random sample of 9,781 persons insured with an mandatory health insurance organization. Main findings. 97% of all BCP participants in 2005 ...
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Pain 62, 233–240 (1995). PubMed Google Scholar Treede, R. et al. Chronic pain as a symptom or a disease: the IASP classification of chronic pain for the International Classification of Diseases ICD-11. Pain 160 19–27 (2019). Nicholas, M. et al. The IASP classification of chronic...