Billable Medical Code for Other Symptoms Referable to Back
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 724.8
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 724.8.
The Short Description Is: Other back symptoms.
Known As
Facet syndrome is also known as back stiffness, bragard’s sign, complaining of a back symptom, counternutation, decreased active range of lumbar spine extension, decreased active range of lumbar spine flexion, decreased active range of lumbar spine left lateral flexion, decreased active range of lumbar spine left rotation, decreased active range of lumbar spine right lateral flexion, decreased active range of lumbar spine right rotation, decreased active range of thoracic spine extension, decreased active range of thoracic spine flexion, decreased active range of thoracic spine left lateral flexion, decreased active range of thoracic spine left rotation, decreased active range of thoracic spine right lateral flexion, decreased active range of thoracic spine right rotation, decreased passive range of lumbar spine extension, decreased passive range of lumbar spine flexion, decreased passive range of lumbar spine left lateral flexion, decreased passive range of lumbar spine left rotation, decreased passive range of lumbar spine right lateral flexion, decreased passive range of lumbar spine right rotation, decreased passive range of thoracic spine extension, decreased passive range of thoracic spine flexion, decreased passive range of thoracic spine left rotation, decreased passive range of thoracic spine right rotation, demianoff’s sign, erichsen’s sign, facet syndrome of lumbar spine, lumbar facet joint pain, lumbar facet syndrome, lumbar spine – painful on movement, muscle spasm of back, muscle spasm of thoracic area of back, muscle spasm of thoracic back, myopathy with type I hypotrophy, ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament, panniculitis affecting back, panniculitis affecting sacrum, panniculitis of back, panniculitis of back and neck, panniculitis of cervicothoracic, panniculitis of cervicothoracic region, panniculitis of lumbar, panniculitis of lumbar region, panniculitis of lumbosacral, panniculitis of lumbosacral region, panniculitis of neck and back, panniculitis of sacrococcygeal, panniculitis of sacrococcygeal area, panniculitis of thoracolumbar, panniculitis of thoracolumbar area, panniculitis of thorax, paravertebral muscle spasm, putti’s syndrome, spasm of back muscles, stiff back, stiffness of back, thoracic facet joint pain, thoracic facet syndrome, thoracic spine crepitus, thoracic spine crepitus palpable, thoracic spine stiff, and thoracic spine unstable. This applies to ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament NOS and panniculitis specified as sacral or affecting back.
Facet Syndrome Definition and Symptoms
Facet syndrome is a type of osteoarthritis that can occur at any level of the spine and is most common in people over the age of 50. Facet syndrome pain is caused by the facet joints in the spine degenerating over time. Symptoms include lumbar and cervical joint pain, persisting tenderness, discomfort while leaning forwards or backwards, and radiating pain.