Billable Medical Code for Thoracic or Lumbosacral Neuritis or Radiculitis, Unspecified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 724.4
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 724.4.
The Short Description Is: Lumbosacral Neuritis NOS.
Known As
Lumbar radiculopathy is also known as Backache with radiation, compression of lumbar nerve root, compression of thoracic nerve root, intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy, intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy of lumbar spine, intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy of lumbosacral spine, intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy of thoracic spine, intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy of thoracolumbar spine, lumbar intervertebral disc disorder with radiculopathy, lumbar radiculopathy, lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder with radiculopathy, lumbosacral nerve root pain, lumbosacral neuritis, lumbosacral radiculitis, lumbosacral radiculopathy, lumbosacral root, pseudoclaudication syndrome, radicular syndrome of lower limbs, radiculitis of thoracic spine, radiculopathy of sacral spine, radiculopathy of sacrococcygeal spine, radiculopathy of thoracic spine, radiculopathy of thoracolumbar spine, sacral radiculopathy, sacrococcygeal radiculopathy, thoracic and lumbar radiculopathy, thoracic and lumbosacral neuritis, thoracic intervertebral disc disorder with radiculopathy,thoracic nerve root pain, thoracic neuritis, thoracic radiculitis, thoracic radiculopathy, Thoracic root lesion, thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disorder with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar radiculopathy (disorder)
thoracolumbar radiculopathy, and radiculopathy. This applies to radicular syndrome of lower limbs.
Lumbar Radiculopathy Definition and Symptoms
Lumbar radiculopathy is damage to the discs in between the vertebrae in the spine. The damage occurs because of deterioration of the outer ring of the disc, or traumatic injury. Symptoms include pain that moves from your lower back down to your legs, pain that worsens when you cough or sneeze, and numbness or tingling in the legs.