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Today is October 8, 2021. Have you not noticed your claims are being rejected by your practice management clearinghouse as "Invalid ICD-10 Code"?  ICD-10 M54.5 DELETED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2021 ICD-10 Pain Management Code M54.5 Deleted Effective October 1, 2021! Yes?! Well, it is because the ICD-10 code M54.5 for Low Back Pain is now deleted effective all date of service from October 1, 2021! So make sure you are aware of this and correct your claims by choosing the billable and appropriate ICD-10 code that will describe your deleted code M54.5. Belo are some potential code replacements that you can use beginning October 1, 2021
New Codes you can potentially use:  Low Back Pain ICD-10 M54.5 DELETED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2021 Remember that when changes like this happens, this is not just for CMS Medicare claims but it applies to all commercial payers (at least the big insurance payers!). Read more about this updates and change by clicking here https://www.cms.gov/medicare/icd-10/2022-icd-10-cm
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