Instructor’s Guide for ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Coding and ...

2. Male, 60, no trauma. Woke up with complaints of low back pain, bilateral grade 3 sciatica. Exam and x-ray show 70% loss of the L5-S1 disk space height and a right PI ilium. Myospasm is intense. Posture and gait are antalgic. Ambulation is guarded. Acute diagnosis: 839.42 subluxation, sacroiliac joint ................
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