Low Back Pain: A Pathway to Prioritisation

For inpatient care, ICD codes are also used to establish a level of reimbursement for services provided. The codes in current use are called ICD-9-CM codes. ICD-10 codes are currently under review and are expected to be implemented in 2002-2003. (Please see Appendix B for a discussion of ICD-10 codes as they relate to intimate partner violence). ................
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