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

Indications for Surgery: The patient is a 53-year-old male who has a history of low back pain and left leg pain in the L5 distribution. An MRI shows the presence of a herniated disc at L5-S1 migrated up impinging the L5 nerve root on the left side. The patient has been treated conservatively without any improvement. ................
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