ICD-10 Update: Expect to Expand Your Coding Options for Non-meningitic Complications of Herpes Zoster

Report the myelopathy, ganglionitis, neuropathy, and unspecified neurological complications.

You may be faced with a situation where the neurological complication after an episode of herpes zoster may involve a nerve, a ganglion, or a segment of the spinal cord. And you may encounter patients with localized numbness and even conditions like a hemiplegia. Read on to know what changes you can expect when reporting postherpetic neurological complications in ICD-10.

Code 053.1x for other nervous system complications in Herpes zoster, encompasses six codes in ICD-9 (053.10 to 053.19). These complications refer to conditions other than meningitis in Herpes zoster.

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- Published on 2012-01-27