ICD-hyphen10 codes not covered for indications listed in the CPB: M80.051A -hyphen M80.059S Age-hyphenrelated osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, femur M80.851A -hyphen M80.859S Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, femur Osteogenic Protein-hyphen1 (OP-hyphen1): Other ...
Actively treated patients age 50 or older healed 40 days sooner than placebo recipients of the same age, whereas actively treated patients less than 50 years old healed only 29 days sooner than their counterparts in the placebo group. Similarly, the reduction in time to complete healing of Colle...
Within the treatment profile features, we were able to include relevant variables which may affect BMD response14,16,36including Age, Sex, Weight, Previous vertebral fractures and pelvis (ICD10-S32*), Fracture of shoulder and upper arm (ICD10-S42*), Fracture of forearm (ICD10-S52*), Fractu...
We obtained medical charts for individuals who had been diagnosed with benign bone tumors by using the ICD-10 code D16 which indicates benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage. Patient demographics that were included were age, sex, date at diagnosis, DOB, BMI, race, ethnicity, county ...
To increase the accuracy of diagnosis, the operational definition of low bone density was defined strictly as meeting all of the following requirements: first, a diagnostic code corresponding to osteoporosis or osteopenia (ICD-10 codes: M80, M81, M82, M85.8) during the observational period, ...
The mean ± SD age of the cohort was 63.0 ± 14.7 years, and more than half (57%) were male (see Table 1). Approximately three quarters of patients had a history of CVD, and a quarter had a history of diabetes. Increased iPTH values during the baseline period were observed in younger...
We screened them to identify patients with a prevalent or incident (in the study period) GP diagnosis of AS (ICD-10 code M45), who constituted the AS cohort. AS-free participants were eligible to be part of the control cohort, but those with a history of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic ...
Age, sex, race, and co-morbidities (≥1 ICD-9 code within the 18-month study period for the following diagnoses: rheumatoid arthritis [ICD-9714.0], osteoarthritis [ICD-9715.X], systemic lupus erythematosus [ICD-9710.0] and human immunodeficiency virus [ICD-9042]) were extracted to describe ...
10% of women in their fifties have already experienced an osteoporotic fracture.9In Canada, osteoporosis affects more than one in four women older than age 50 years.10Other investigators have identified significant osteoporosis risks in men as well.10Moreover, given steady increases in the life...
As an exception to this rule, Aetna covers the BAHA Soft Band, BAHA SoundArc or MED-EL Adhear as a bridge to an implantable BAHA for young children (less than 5 years of age) with conductive or mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss who meet medical necessity criteria for a BAHA...