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Diagnostic code No. |
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Abscess: |
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Brain |
8020 |
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Kidney |
7501 |
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Lung |
6824 |
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Acne |
7828 |
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Acromegaly |
7908 |
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Actinomycosis |
6822 |
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Addison's disease |
7911 |
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Agranulocytosis, acquired |
7702 |
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AL amyloidosis |
7717 |
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Alopecia areata |
7831 |
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Amebiasis |
7321 |
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Amputation: |
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Arm: |
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Complete amputation, upper extremity |
5120 |
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Above insertion of deltoid |
5121 |
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Below insertion of deltoid |
5122 |
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Digits, five of one hand |
5126 |
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Digits, four of one hand: |
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Thumb, index, long and ring |
5127 |
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Thumb, index, long and little |
5128 |
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Thumb, index, ring and little |
5129 |
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Thumb, long, ring and little |
5130 |
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Index, long, ring and little |
5131 |
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Digits, three of one hand: |
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Thumb, index and long |
5132 |
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Thumb, index and ring |
5133 |
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Thumb, index and little |
5134 |
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Thumb, long and ring |
5135 |
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Thumb, long and little |
5136 |
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Thumb, ring and little |
5137 |
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Index, long and ring |
5138 |
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Index, long and little |
5139 |
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Index, ring and little |
5140 |
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Long, ring and little |
5141 |
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Digits, two of one hand: |
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Thumb and index |
5142 |
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Thumb and long |
5143 |
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Thumb and ring |
5144 |
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Thumb and little |
5145 |
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Index and long |
5146 |
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Index and ring |
5147 |
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Index and little |
5148 |
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Long and ring |
5149 |
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Long and little |
5150 |
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Ring and little |
5151 |
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Single finger: |
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Thumb |
5152 |
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Index finger |
5153 |
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Long finger |
5154 |
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Ring finger |
5155 |
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Little finger |
5156 |
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Forearm: |
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Above insertion of pronator teres |
5123 |
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Below insertion of pronator teres |
5124 |
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Leg: |
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With defective stump |
5163 |
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Not improvable by prosthesis controlled by natural knee action |
5164 |
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At lower level, permitting prosthesis |
5165 |
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Forefoot, proximal to metatarsal bones |
5166 |
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Toes, all, amputation of, without metatarsal loss or transmetatarsal, amputation of, with up to half of metatarsal loss |
5170 |
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Toe, great |
5171 |
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Toe, other than great, with removal metatarsal head |
5172 |
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Toes, three or more, without metatarsal involvement |
5173 |
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Thigh: |
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Complete amputation, lower extremity |
5160 |
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Upper third |
5161 |
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Middle or lower thirds |
5162 |
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
8017 |
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Anatomical loss of: |
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Both eyes |
6061 |
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One eye, with visual acuity of other eye: |
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5/200 (1.5/60) |
6063 |
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10/200 (3/60); 15/200 (4.5/60); 20/200 (6/60) |
6064 |
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20/100 (6/30); 20/70 (6/21); 20/50 (6/15) |
6065 |
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20/40 (6/12) |
6066 |
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Both feet |
5107 |
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Both hands |
5106 |
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One hand and one foot |
5108 |
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One foot and loss of use of one hand |
5105 |
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One hand and loss of use of one foot |
5104 |
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Anemia: |
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Acquired hemolytic anemia |
7723 |
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Folic acid deficiency |
7721 |
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Iron deficiency anemia |
7720 |
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Pernicious anemia and Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia |
7722 |
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Aneurysm: |
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Aortic |
7110 |
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Large artery |
7111 |
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Small artery |
7112 |
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Angioneurotic edema |
7118 |
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Ankylosis: |
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Ankle |
5270 |
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Digits, individual: |
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Thumb |
5224 |
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Index finger |
5225 |
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Long finger |
5226 |
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Ring or little finger |
5227 |
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Elbow |
5205 |
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Hand |
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Favorable: |
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Five digits of one hand |
5220 |
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Four digits of one hand |
5221 |
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Three digits of one hand |
5222 |
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Two digits of one hand |
5223 |
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Unfavorable: |
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Five digits of one hand |
5216 |
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Four digits of one hand |
5217 |
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Three digits of one hand |
5218 |
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Two digits of one hand |
5219 |
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Hip |
5250 |
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Knee |
5256 |
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Scapulohumeral articulation |
5200 |
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Subastragalar or tarsal joint |
5272 |
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Wrist |
5214 |
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Ankylosing spondylitis |
5240 |
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Aphakia |
6029 |
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Aphonia, organic |
6519 |
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Aplastic anemia |
7716 |
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Arrhythmia: |
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Supraventricular |
7010 |
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Ventricular |
7011 |
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Arteriosclerosis obliterans |
7114 |
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Arteriosclerotic heart disease |
7005 |
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Arteriovenous fistula |
7113 |
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Arthritis: |
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Degenerative, other than post-traumatic |
5003 |
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Gonorrheal |
5004 |
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Other specified forms (excluding gout) |
5009 |
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Pneumococcic |
5005 |
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Post-traumatic |
5010 |
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Multi-joint (except post-traumatic and gout) |
5002 |
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Streptococcic |
5008 |
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Syphilitic |
5007 |
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Typhoid |
5006 |
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Arthropathy |
5009 |
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Asbestosis |
6833 |
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Aspergillosis |
6838 |
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Asthma, bronchial |
6602 |
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Astragalectomy |
5274 |
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Atherosclerotic renal disease |
7534 |
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Athetosis |
8107 |
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Atrioventricular block |
7015 |
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Avitaminosis |
6313 |
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Bartonellosis |
6306 |
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Beriberi |
6314 |
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Bladder: |
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Calculus in |
7515 |
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Fistula in |
7516 |
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Injury of |
7517 |
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Neurogenic |
7542 |
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Blastomycosis |
6836 |
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Blindness: see also Vision and Anatomical Loss |
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Both eyes, only light perception |
6062 |
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One eye, only light perception and other eye: |
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5/200 (1.5/60) |
6067 |
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10/200 (3/60); 15/200 (4.5/60); 20/200 (6/60) |
6068 |
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20/100 (6/30); 20/70 (6/21); 20/50 (6/15) |
6069 |
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20/40 (6/12) |
6070 |
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Bones: |
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Neoplasm, benign |
5015 |
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Neoplasm, malignant, primary or secondary |
5012 |
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Shortening of the lower extremity |
5275 |
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Brain: |
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Abscess |
8020 |
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Breast surgery |
7626 |
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Bronchiectasis |
6601 |
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Bronchitis |
6600 |
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Brucellosis |
6316 |
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Buerger's disease |
7115 |
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Bulbar palsy |
8005 |
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Bullous disorders |
7815 |
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Bursitis |
5019 |
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Campylobacter jejuni infection |
6330 |
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Cardiac: |
|||
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Pacemakers, implantable |
7018 |
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Transplantation |
7019 |
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Cardiomyopathy |
7020 |
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C-cell hyperplasia, thyroid |
7919 |
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Cataract: |
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Senile and others |
6028 |
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Traumatic |
6027 |
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Cerebral arteriosclerosis |
8046 |
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Cervical strain |
5237 |
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Cervix disease or injury |
7612 |
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Chorea: |
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Huntington's |
8106 |
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Sydenham's |
8105 |
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Chloracne |
7829 |
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Cholangitis, chronic |
7316 |
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Cholecystitis, chronic |
7314 |
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Cholelithiasis, chronic |
7315 |
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Choroiditis |
6005 |
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) |
6354 |
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Chronic lung abscess |
6824 |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
6604 |
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Coccidioidomycosis |
6835 |
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Cold injury residuals |
7122 |
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Colitis, ulcerative |
7323 |
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Compartment syndrome |
5331 |
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Complete or incomplete pelvic organ prolapse due to injury or disease or surgical complications of pregnancy, including uterine or vaginal vault prolapse, cystocele, urethrocele, rectocele, enterocele, or combination |
7621 |
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Conjunctivitis: |
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Trachomatous |
6017 |
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Other |
6018 |
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Coronary bypass surgery |
7017 |
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Coxiella burnetii infection (Q Fever) |
6331 |
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Cryptococcosis |
6837 |
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Cushing's syndrome |
7907 |
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Cutaneous manifestations of collagen-vascular diseases not listed elsewhere |
7821 |
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Cyclitis |
6004 |
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Cystitis, chronic |
7512 |
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Dacryocystitis |
6031 |
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Decompression illness |
5011 |
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Dermatitis or eczema |
7806 |
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Dermatophytosis |
7813 |
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Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis |
6826 |
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Diabetes: |
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Insipidus |
7909 |
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Mellitus |
7913 |
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Diaphragm: |
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Paralysis or paresis |
6840 |
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Rupture |
5324 |
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Diplopia |
6090 |
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Diplopia, limited muscle function, eye |
6092 |
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Disease: |
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Addison's |
7911 |
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Buerger's |
7115 |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
6604 |
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Hodgkin's |
7709 |
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Leprosy (Hansen's) |
6302 |
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Lyme |
6319 |
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Morton's |
5279 |
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Parasitic |
6320 |
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Disfigurement of, head, face or neck |
7800 |
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Dislocated: |
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Cartilage, semilunar |
5258 |
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Lens, crystalline |
6033 |
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
7540 |
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Distomiasis, intestinal or hepatic |
7324 |
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Diverticulitis |
7327 |
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Dysentery, bacillary |
7322 |
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Ectropion |
6020 |
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Embolism, brain |
8007 |
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Emphysema, pulmonary |
6603 |
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Encephalitis, epidemic, chronic |
8000 |
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Endocarditis |
7001 |
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Endometriosis |
7629 |
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Enteritis, chronic |
7325 |
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Enterocolitis, chronic |
7326 |
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Entropion |
6021 |
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Eosinophilic granuloma of lung |
6828 |
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Epididymo-orchitis |
7525 |
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Epilepsies: |
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Diencephalic |
8913 |
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Grand mal |
8910 |
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Jacksonian and focal motor or sensory |
8912 |
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Petit mal |
8911 |
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Psychomotor |
8914 |
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Epiphora |
6025 |
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Erythema multiforme |
7827 |
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Erythroderma |
7817 |
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Erythromelalgia |
7119 |
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Esophagus: |
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Diverticulum |
7205 |
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Spasm |
7204 |
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Stricture |
7203 |
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Fallopian tube |
7614 |
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Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) |
7632 |
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Fever: |
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Relapsing |
6308 |
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Rheumatic |
6309 |
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|
Fibrosis of lung, diffuse interstitial |
6825 |
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Fibromyalgia |
5025 |
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Fistula in ano |
7335 |
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Fistula: |
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Rectovaginal |
7624 |
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Urethrovaginal |
7625 |
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Flatfoot, acquired |
5276 |
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Gastritis, hypertrophic |
7307 |
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Genu recurvatum |
5263 |
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Glaucoma: |
|||
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Congestive or inflammatory |
6012 |
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Simple, primary, noncongestive |
6013 |
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Glomerulonephritis |
7536 |
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Gout |
5017 |
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Graves' disease |
7900 |
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Hallux: |
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Rigidus |
5281 |
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Valgus |
5280 |
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Hammer toe |
5282 |
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|
Heart valve replacement |
7016 |
||
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Hematologic: |
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Essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis |
7718 |
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Immune thrombocytopenia |
7705 |
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Multiple myeloma |
7712 |
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Myelodysplastic syndromes |
7725 |
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Solitary plasmacytoma |
7724 |
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Hematomyelia |
8012 |
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Hemorrhage: |
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Brain |
8009 |
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Intra-ocular |
6007 |
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Hemorrhagic fevers, including dengue, yellow fever, and others |
6329 |
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Hemorrhoids |
7336 |
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Hepatitis C |
7354 |
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Hernia: |
|||
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Femoral |
7340 |
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Hiatal |
7346 |
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Inguinal |
7338 |
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Muscle |
5326 |
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Ventral |
7339 |
||
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Heterotopic ossification |
5023 |
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Hip: |
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Flail joint |
5254 |
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Histoplasmosis |
6834 |
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HIV-Related Illness |
6351 |
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Hodgkin's disease |
7709 |
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Hodgkin's lymphoma |
7709 |
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Hydronephrosis |
7509 |
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Hyperaldosteronism |
7917 |
||
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Hyperhidrosis |
7832 |
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Hyperinfection syndrome or disseminated strongyloidiasis |
6325 |
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Hyperparathyroidism |
7904 |
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Hyperpituitarism |
7916 |
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Hypersensitivity |
6831 |
||
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Hypertensive: |
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Heart disease |
7007 |
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Vascular disease |
7101 |
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Hyperthyroid heart disease |
7008 |
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Hyperthyroidism |
7900 |
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Hypoparathyroidism |
7905 |
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Hypothyroidism |
7903 |
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Impairment of: |
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Humerus |
5202 |
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|
Clavicle or scapula |
5203 |
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Elbow |
5209 |
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Thigh |
5253 |
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Femur |
5255 |
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Knee, other |
5257 |
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Field vision |
6080 |
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|
Tibia and fibula |
5262 |
||
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Rectum & anus |
7332 |
||
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Ulna |
5211 |
||
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Implantable cardiac pacemakers |
7018 |
||
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Infections of the skin |
7820 |
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Injury: |
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Bladder |
7517 |
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Breast |
7631 |
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Eye, unhealed |
6009 |
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Foot |
5284 |
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Gall bladder |
7317 |
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Lips |
7201 |
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Liver, residuals |
7311 |
||
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Mouth |
7200 |
||
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Muscle: |
|||
|
Facial |
5325 |
||
|
Group I Function: Upward rotation of scapula |
5301 |
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Group II Function: Depression of arm |
5302 |
||
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Group III Function: Elevation and abduction of arm |
5303 |
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Group IV Function: Stabilization of shoulder |
5304 |
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Group V Function: Elbow supination |
5305 |
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Group VI Function: Extension of elbow |
5306 |
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Group VII Function: Flexion of wrist and fingers |
5307 |
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Group VIII Function: Extension of wrist, fingers, thumb |
5308 |
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Group IX Function: Forearm muscles |
5309 |
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Group X Function: Movement of forefoot and toes |
5310 |
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Group XI Function: Propulsion of foot |
5311 |
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Group XII Function: Dorsiflexion |
5312 |
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Group XIII Function: Extension of hip and flexion of knee |
5313 |
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Group XIV Function: Extension of knee |
5314 |
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Group XV Function: Adduction of hip |
5315 |
||
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Group XVI Function: Flexion of hip |
5316 |
||
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Group XVII Function: Extension of hip |
5317 |
||
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Group XVIII Function: Outward rotation of thigh |
5318 |
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Group XIX Function: Abdominal wall and lower thorax |
5319 |
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Group XX Function: Postural support of body |
5320 |
||
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Group XXI Function: Respiration |
5321 |
||
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Group XXII Function: Rotary and forward movements, head |
5322 |
||
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Group XXIII Function: Movements of head |
5323 |
||
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Pharynx |
6521 |
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Sacroiliac |
5236 |
||
|
Spinal cord |
6841 |
||
|
Stomach, residuals of |
7310 |
||
|
Iritis |
6003 |
||
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Interstitial nephritis |
7537 |
||
|
Intervertebral disc syndrome |
5243 |
||
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Intestine, fistula of |
7330 |
||
|
Irritable colon syndrome |
7319 |
||
|
Keratinization, diseases of |
7824 |
||
|
Keratitis |
6001 |
||
|
Keratoconus |
6035 |
||
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Kidney: |
|||
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Abscess |
7501 |
||
|
Cystic diseases |
7533 |
||
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Removal |
7500 |
||
|
Transplant |
7531 |
||
|
Tuberculosis |
7505 |
||
|
Kyphoscoliosis, pectus excavatum / carinatum |
6842 |
||
|
Lagophthalmos |
6022 |
||
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Laryngectomy |
6518 |
||
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Laryngitis: |
|||
|
Tuberculous |
6515 |
||
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Chronic |
6516 |
||
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Larynx, stenosis of |
6520 |
||
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Leishmaniasis: |
|||
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American (New World) |
7807 |
||
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Old World |
7808 |
||
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Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) |
6302 |
||
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Leukemia: |
|||
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) (chronic myeloid leukemia or chronic granulocytic leukemia) |
7719 |
||
|
Leukemia |
7703 |
||
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Limitation of extension: |
|||
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Forearm |
5207 |
||
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Leg |
5261 |
||
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Radius |
5212 |
||
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Supination and pronation |
5213 |
||
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Thigh |
5251 |
||
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Limitation of extension and flexion: |
|||
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Forearm |
5208 |
||
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Limitation of flexion: |
|||
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Forearm |
5206 |
||
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Leg |
5260 |
||
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Thigh |
5252 |
||
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Limitation of motion: |
|||
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Ankle |
5271 |
||
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Arm |
5201 |
||
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Index or long finger |
5229 |
||
|
Ring or little finger |
5230 |
||
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Temporomandibular |
9905 |
||
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Thumb |
5228 |
||
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Wrist, limitation of motion |
5215 |
||
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Liver: |
|||
|
Disease, chronic, without cirrhosis |
7345 |
||
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Transplant |
7351 |
||
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Cirrhosis |
7312 |
||
|
Loss of: |
|||
|
Auricle |
6207 |
||
|
Condyloid process |
9908 |
||
|
Coronoid process |
9909 |
||
|
Eyebrows |
6023 |
||
|
Eyelashes |
6024 |
||
|
Eyelids |
6032 |
||
|
Palate, hard |
9911 |
||
|
Mandible: |
|||
|
Including ramus, unilaterally or bilaterally |
9902 |
||
|
Maxilla: |
|||
|
More than half |
9914 |
||
|
Less than half |
9915 |
||
|
Nose, part of, or scars |
6504 |
||
|
Skull, part of |
5296 |
||
|
Smell, sense of |
6275 |
||
|
Taste, sense of |
6276 |
||
|
Teeth, loss of |
9913 |
||
|
Tongue, loss of whole or part |
7202 |
||
|
Loss of use of: |
|||
|
Both feet |
5110 |
||
|
Both hands |
5109 |
||
|
Foot |
5167 |
||
|
Hand |
5125 |
||
|
One hand and one foot |
5111 |
||
|
Lumbosacral strain |
5237 |
||
|
Lupus: |
|||
|
Erythematosus |
6350 |
||
|
Erythematosus, discoid |
7809 |
|
Lyme disease |
6319 |
||
|
Lymphatic filariasis, to include elephantiasis |
6305 |
||
|
Malaria |
6304 |
||
|
Malignant melanoma |
7833 |
||
|
Malunion: |
|||
|
Mandible |
9904 |
||
|
Os calcis or astragalus |
5273 |
||
|
Maxilla, malunion or nonunion |
9916 |
||
|
Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis, or osteoradionecrosis of |
9900 |
||
|
Melioidosis |
6318 |
||
|
Ménière's syndrome |
6205 |
||
|
Meningitis, cerebrospinal, epidemic |
8019 |
||
|
Mental disorders: |
|||
|
Anorexia nervosa |
9520 |
||
|
Bipolar disorder |
9432 |
||
|
Bulimia nervosa |
9521 |
||
|
Chronic adjustment disorder |
9440 |
||
|
Conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder). |
9424 |
||
|
Cyclothymic disorder |
9431 |
||
|
Delirium |
9300 |
||
|
Delusional disorder |
9208 |
||
|
Depersonalization/derealization disorder |
9417 |
||
|
Dissociative amnesia; dissociative identity disorder |
9416 |
||
|
Generalized anxiety disorder |
9400 |
||
|
Illness anxiety disorder |
9425 |
||
|
Major depressive disorder |
9434 |
||
|
Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease |
9312 |
||
|
Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to another medical condition or substance/medication-induced major or mild neurocognitive disorder |
9326 |
||
|
Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to HIV or other infections |
9301 |
||
|
Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury |
9304 |
||
|
Major or mild vascular neurocognitive disorder |
9305 |
||
|
Obsessive compulsive disorder |
9404 |
||
|
Other specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders |
9210 |
||
|
Other specified anxiety disorder |
9410 |
||
|
Other specified somatic symptom and related disorder |
9422 |
||
|
Panic disorder and/or agoraphobia |
9412 |
||
|
Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) |
9433 |
||
|
Posttraumatic stress disorder |
9411 |
||
|
Schizoaffective disorder |
9211 |
||
|
Schizophrenia |
9201 |
||
|
Somatic symptom disorder |
9421 |
||
|
Specific phobia; social anxiety disorder (social phobia) |
9403 |
||
|
Unspecified somatic symptom and related disorder |
9423 |
||
|
Unspecified anxiety disorder |
9413 |
||
|
Unspecified depressive disorder |
9435 |
||
|
Unspecified neurocognitive disorder |
9310 |
||
|
Metatarsalgia |
5279 |
||
|
Migraine |
8100 |
||
|
Morton's disease |
5279 |
||
|
Mucormycosis |
6839 |
||
|
Multiple sclerosis |
8018 |
||
|
Myasthenia gravis |
8025 |
||
|
Myelitis |
8010 |
||
|
Myocardial infarction |
7006 |
||
|
Myositis |
5021 |
||
|
Narcolepsy |
8108 |
||
|
Neoplasms: |
|||
|
Benign: |
|||
|
Breast |
7631 |
||
|
Digestive system |
7344 |
||
|
Ear |
6209 |
||
|
Endocrine |
7915 |
||
|
Genitourinary |
7529 |
||
|
Gynecological |
7628 |
||
|
Hard and soft tissue |
9917 |
||
|
Muscle |
5328 |
||
|
Respiratory |
6820 |
||
|
Skin |
7819 |
||
|
Malignant: |
|||
|
Breast |
7630 |
||
|
Digestive system |
7343 |
||
|
Ear |
6208 |
||
|
Endocrine |
7914 |
||
|
Genitourinary |
7528 |
||
|
Gynecological |
7627 |
||
|
Hard and soft tissue |
9918 |
||
|
Muscle |
5327 |
||
|
Respiratory |
6819 |
||
|
Skin |
7818 |
||
|
Nephritis, chronic |
7502 |
||
|
Nephrolithiasis |
7508 |
||
|
Nephrosclerosis, arteriolar |
7507 |
||
|
Neuralgia: |
|||
|
Cranial Nerves |
|||
|
Fifth (trigeminal) |
8405 |
||
|
Seventh (facial) |
8407 |
||
|
Ninth (glossopharyngeal) |
8409 |
||
|
Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) |
8410 |
||
|
Eleventh (spinal accessory, external branch) |
8411 |
||
|
Twelfth (hypoglossal) |
8412 |
||
|
Peripheral Nerves |
|||
|
Upper radicular group |
8710 |
||
|
Middle radicular group |
8711 |
||
|
Lower radicular group |
8712 |
||
|
All radicular groups |
8713 |
||
|
Musculospiral (radial) |
8714 |
||
|
Median |
8715 |
||
|
Ulnar |
8716 |
||
|
Musculocutaneous |
8717 |
||
|
Circumflex |
8718 |
||
|
Long thoracic |
8719 |
||
|
Sciatic |
8720 |
||
|
External popliteal (common peroneal) |
8721 |
||
|
Musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal) |
8722 |
||
|
Anterior tibial (deep peroneal) |
8723 |
||
|
Internal popliteal (tibial) |
8724 |
||
|
Posterior tibial |
8725 |
||
|
Anterior crural (femoral) |
8726 |
||
|
Internal saphenous |
8727 |
||
|
Obturator |
8728 |
||
|
External cutaneous nerve of thigh |
8729 |
||
|
Ilio-inguinal |
8730 |
||
|
Neuritis: |
|||
|
Cranial nerves |
|||
|
Fifth (trigeminal) |
8305 |
||
|
Seventh (facial) |
8307 |
||
|
Ninth (glossopharyngeal) |
8309 |
||
|
Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) |
8310 |
||
|
Eleventh (spinal accessory, external branch) |
8311 |
||
|
Twelfth (hypoglossal) |
8312 |
||
|
Optic |
6026 |
||
|
Peripheral Nerves |
|||
|
Upper radicular group |
8610 |
||
|
Middle radicular group |
8611 |
||
|
Lower radicular group |
8612 |
||
|
All radicular groups |
8613 |
||
|
Musculospiral (radial) |
8614 |
||
|
Median |
8615 |
||
|
Ulnar |
8616 |
||
|
Musculocutaneous |
8617 |
||
|
Circumflex |
8618 |
||
|
Long thoracic |
8619 |
||
|
Sciatic |
8620 |
||
|
External popliteal (common peroneal) |
8621 |
||
|
Musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal) |
8622 |
||
|
Anterior tibial (deep peroneal) |
8623 |
||
|
Internal popliteal (tibial) |
8624 |
||
|
Posterior tibial |
8625 |
||
|
Anterior crural (femoral) |
8626 |
||
|
Internal saphenous |
8627 |
||
|
Obturator |
8628 |
||
|
External cutaneous nerve of thigh |
8629 |
||
|
Ilio-inguinal |
8630 |
||
|
Neurogenic bladder |
7542 |
||
|
New growths: |
|||
|
Benign |
|||
|
Bones |
5015 |
||
|
Brain |
8003 |
||
|
Eye, orbit, and adnexa |
6015 |
||
|
Spinal cord |
8022 |
||
|
Malignant |
|||
|
Bones |
5012 |
||
|
Brain |
8002 |
||
|
Eye, orbit, and adnexa |
6014 |
||
|
Spinal cord |
8021 |
||
|
Nocardiosis |
6823 |
||
|
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
7715 |
||
|
Nontuberculosis mycobacterium infection |
6312 |
||
|
Nontyphoid salmonella infection |
6333 |
||
|
Nonunion: |
|||
|
Mandible, confirmed by diagnostic imaging studies |
9903 |
||
|
Radius and ulna |
5210 |
||
|
Nystagmus, central |
6016 |
||
|
Osteitis deformans |
5016 |
||
|
Osteomalacia, residuals of |
5014 |
||
|
Osteomyelitis |
5000 |
||
|
Osteoporosis, residuals of |
5013 |
||
|
Otitis media: |
|||
|
Externa |
6210 |
||
|
Nonsuppurative |
6201 |
||
|
Suppurative |
6200 |
||
|
Otosclerosis |
6202 |
||
|
Ovaries, atrophy of both |
7620 |
||
|
Ovary: |
|||
|
Disease or injury |
7615 |
||
|
Removal |
7619 |
||
|
Palsy, bulbar |
8005 |
||
|
Pancreatitis |
7347 |
||
|
Papillary necrosis |
7538 |
||
|
Papulosquamous disorders |
7822 |
||
|
Paralysis: |
|||
|
Accommodation |
6030 |
||
|
Agitans |
8004 |
||
|
Complete, traumatic |
5244 |
||
|
Paralysis, nerve: |
|||
|
Cranial nerves |
|||
|
Fifth (trigeminal) |
8205 |
||
|
Seventh (facial) |
8207 |
||
|
Ninth (glossopharyngeal) |
8209 |
||
|
Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) |
8210 |
||
|
Eleventh (spinal accessory, external branch) |
8211 |
||
|
Twelfth (hypoglossal) |
8212 |
||
|
Peripheral Nerves: |
|||
|
Upper radicular group |
8510 |
||
|
Middle radicular group |
8511 |
||
|
Lower radicular group |
8512 |
||
|
All radicular groups |
8513 |
||
|
Musculospiral (radial) |
8514 |
||
|
Median |
8515 |
||
|
Ulnar |
8516 |
||
|
Musculocutaneous |
8517 |
||
|
Circumflex |
8518 |
||
|
Long thoracic |
8519 |
||
|
Sciatic |
8520 |
||
|
External popliteal (common peroneal) |
8521 |
||
|
Musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal) |
8522 |
||
|
Anterior tibial nerve (deep peroneal) |
8523 |
||
|
Internal popliteal (tibial) |
8524 |
||
|
Posterior tibial nerve |
8525 |
||
|
Anterior crural nerve (femoral) |
8526 |
||
|
Internal saphenous |
8527 |
||
|
Obturator |
8528 |
||
|
External cutaneous nerve of thigh |
8529 |
||
|
Ilio-inguinal |
8530 |
||
|
Paramyoclonus multiplex |
8104 |
||
|
Parasitic disease |
6320 |
||
|
Pellagra |
6315 |
||
|
Penis |
|||
|
Deformity, with loss of erectile power |
7522 |
||
|
Removal of glans |
7521 |
||
|
Removal of half or more |
7520 |
||
|
Pericardial adhesions |
7003 |
||
|
Pericarditis |
7002 |
||
|
Peripheral vestibular disorders |
6204 |
||
|
Peritoneum, adhesions |
7301 |
||
|
Peritonitis |
7331 |
||
|
Pes cavus (Claw foot) acquired |
5278 |
||
|
Pheochromocytoma |
7918 |
||
|
Plague |
6307 |
||
|
Plantar fasciitis |
5269 |
||
|
Pleural effusion or fibrosis |
6845 |
||
|
Pluriglandular syndrome |
7912 |
||
|
Pneumoconiosis |
6832 |
||
|
Pneumonitis & fibrosis: |
|||
|
Drug-induced |
6829 |
||
|
Radiation-induced |
6830 |
||
|
Poliomyelitis, anterior |
8011 |
||
|
Polycythemia vera |
7704 |
||
|
Polyglandular syndrome |
7912 |
||
|
Post-chiasmal disorders |
6046 |
||
|
Postgastrectomy syndromes |
7308 |
||
|
Post-phlebitic syndrome |
7121 |
||
|
Post-surgical residual |
6844 |
||
|
Progressive muscular atrophy |
8023 |
||
|
Prostate gland |
7527 |
||
|
Prosthetic implants: |
|||
|
Ankle replacement |
5056 |
||
|
Elbow replacement |
5052 |
||
|
Hip, resurfacing or replacement |
5054 |
||
|
Knee, resurfacing or replacement |
5055 |
||
|
Shoulder replacement |
5051 |
||
|
Wrist replacement |
5053 |
||
|
Psoriasis |
7816 |
||
|
Pterygium |
6034 |
||
|
Ptosis |
6019 |
||
|
Pulmonary: |
|||
|
Alveolar proteinosis |
6827 |
||
|
Vascular disease |
6817 |
||
|
Pruritus ani |
7337 |
||
|
Pyelonephritis, chronic |
7504 |
||
|
Raynaud's syndrome |
7117 |
||
|
Rectum: |
|||
|
Rectum & anus, stricture |
7333 |
||
|
Prolapse |
7334 |
||
|
Removal: |
|||
|
Cartilage, semilunar |
5259 |
||
|
Coccyx |
5298 |
||
|
Gall bladder |
7318 |
||
|
Kidney |
7500 |
||
|
Penis glans |
7521 |
||
|
Penis half or more |
7520 |
||
|
Ribs |
5297 |
||
|
Testis |
7524 |
||
|
Ovary |
7619 |
||
|
Uterus |
7618 |
||
|
Uterus and both ovaries |
7617 |
||
|
Renal: |
|||
|
Amyloid disease |
7539 |
||
|
Disease, chronic |
7530 |
||
|
Involvement in systemic diseases |
7541 |
||
|
Tubular disorders |
7532 |
||
|
Resection of intestine: |
|||
|
Large |
7329 |
||
|
Small |
7328 |
||
|
Retina detachment of |
6008 |
||
|
Retinal dystrophy (including retinitis pigmentosa, wet or dry macular degeneration, early-onset macular degeneration, rod and/or cone dystrophy) |
6042 |
||
|
Retinopathy, diabetic |
6040 |
||
|
Retinopathy or maculopathy not otherwise specified |
6006 |
||
|
Rhabdomyolysis, residuals of |
5330 |
||
|
Rhinitis: |
|||
|
Allergic or vasomotor |
6522 |
||
|
Bacterial |
6523 |
||
|
Granulomatous |
6524 |
||
|
Rickettsial, ehrlichia, and anaplasma Infections |
6317 |
||
|
Sarcoidosis |
6846 |
||
|
Scarring alopecia |
7830 |
||
|
Scars: |
|||
|
Burn scar(s) of the head, face, or neck; scar(s) of the head, face, or neck due to other causes; or other disfigurement of the head, face, or neck |
7800 |
||
|
Burn scar(s) or scar(s) due to other causes, not of the head, face, or neck that are associated with underlying soft tissue damage |
7801 |
||
|
Burn scar(s) or scar(s) due to other causes, not of the head, face, or neck that are not associated with underlying soft tissue damage |
7802 |
||
|
Retina |
6011 |
||
|
Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 7804 |
7805 |
||
|
Unstable or painful |
7804 |
||
|
Schistosomiasis |
6326 |
||
|
Shigella infections |
6334 |
||
|
Sinusitis: |
|||
|
Ethmoid |
6511 |
||
|
Frontal |
6512 |
||
|
Maxillary |
6513 |
||
|
Pansinusitis |
6510 |
||
|
Sphenoid |
6514 |
||
|
Sleep Apnea Syndrome |
6847 |
||
|
Soft tissue sarcoma: |
|||
|
Muscle, fat, or fibrous connected |
5329 |
||
|
Neurogenic origin |
8540 |
||
|
Vascular origin |
7123 |
||
|
Spinal fusion |
5241 |
||
|
Spinal stenosis |
5238 |
||
|
Spine: |
|||
|
Degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome |
5242 |
||
|
Spleen, injury of, healed |
7707 |
||
|
Splenectomy |
7706 |
||
|
Spondylolisthesis or segmental instability, spine |
5239 |
||
|
Stomach, stenosis of |
7309 |
||
|
Symblepharon |
6091 |
||
|
Syndromes: |
|||
|
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) |
6354 |
||
|
Cushing's |
7907 |
||
|
Ménière's |
6205 |
||
|
Raynaud's |
7117 |
||
|
Sleep Apnea |
6847 |
||
|
Syphilis |
6310 |
||
|
Syphilis: |
|||
|
Cerebrospinal |
8013 |
||
|
Meningovascular |
8014 |
||
|
Syphilitic heart disease |
7004 |
||
|
Syringomyelia |
8024 |
||
|
Tabes dorsalis |
8015 |
||
|
Tarsal or metatarsal bones |
5283 |
||
|
Tenosynovitis, tendinitis, tendinosis or tendinopathy |
5024 |
||
|
Testis: |
|||
|
Atrophy, complete |
7523 |
||
|
Removal |
7524 |
||
|
Thrombocytopenia |
7705 |
||
|
Thrombosis, brain |
8008 |
||
|
Thyroid gland: |
|||
|
Nontoxic thyroid enlargement |
7902 |
||
|
Toxic thyroid enlargement |
7901 |
||
|
Thyroiditis |
7906 |
||
|
Tic, convulsive |
8103 |
||
|
Tinnitus, recurrent |
6260 |
||
|
Toxic nephropathy |
7535 |
||
|
Traumatic brain injury residuals |
8045 |
||
|
Traumatic chest wall defect |
6843 |
||
|
Tuberculosis: |
|||
|
Adenitis |
7710 |
||
|
Bones and joints |
5001 |
||
|
Eye |
6010 |
||
|
Kidney |
7505 |
||
|
Luposa (lupus vulgaris) |
7811 |
||
|
Miliary |
6311 |
||
|
Pleurisy, active or inactive |
6732 |
||
|
Pulmonary: |
|||
|
Active, far advanced |
6701 |
||
|
Active, moderately advanced |
6702 |
||
|
Active, minimal |
6703 |
||
|
Active, advancement unspecified |
6704 |
||
|
Active, chronic |
6730 |
||
|
Inactive, chronic |
6731 |
||
|
Inactive, far advanced |
6721 |
||
|
Inactive, moderately advanced |
6722 |
||
|
Inactive, minimal |
6723 |
||
|
Inactive, advancement unspecified |
6724 |
||
|
Tuberculosis luposa (lupus vulgaris) |
7811 |
||
|
Tympanic membrane |
6211 |
||
|
Ulcer: |
|||
|
Duodenal |
7305 |
||
|
Gastric |
7304 |
||
|
Marginal |
7306 |
||
|
Ureter, stricture of |
7511 |
||
|
Ureterolithiasis |
7510 |
||
|
Urethra |
|||
|
Fistula |
7519 |
||
|
Stricture |
7518 |
||
|
Urticaria, chronic. |
7825 |
||
|
Uterus: |
|||
|
And both ovaries, removal |
7617 |
||
|
Disease or injury |
7613 |
||
|
Prolapse |
7621 |
||
|
Removal |
7618 |
||
|
Uveitis |
6000 |
||
|
Vagina, disease or injury |
7611 |
||
|
Vagotomy |
7348 |
||
|
Valvular heart disease |
7000 |
||
|
Varicose veins |
7120 |
||
|
Vasculitis, primary cutaneous |
7826 |
||
|
Vertebral fracture or dislocation |
5235 |
||
|
Vibriosis (Cholera, Non-cholera) |
6300 |
||
|
Visceral Leishmaniasis |
6301 |
||
|
Visceroptosis |
7342 |
||
|
Vision: see also Blindness and Loss of |
|||
|
One eye 5/200 (1.5/60), with visual acuity of other eye: |
|||
|
5/200 (1.5/60) |
6071 |
||
|
10/200 (3/60); 15/200 (4.5/60); 20/200 (6/60) |
6072 |
||
|
20/100 (6/30); 20/70 (6/21); 20/50 (6/15) |
6073 |
||
|
20/40 (6/12) |
6074 |
||
|
One eye 10/200 (3/60), with visual acuity of other eye: |
|||
|
10/200 (3/60); 15/200 (4.5/60); 20/200 (6/60) |
6075 |
||
|
20/100 (6/30); 20/70 (6/21); 20/50 (6/15) |
6076 |
||
|
20/40 (6/12) |
6077 |
||
|
One eye 15/200 (4.5/60), with visual acuity of other eye: |
|||
|
15/200 (4.5/60) or 20/200 (6/60) |
6075 |
||
|
20/100 (6/30); 20/70 (6/21); 20/50 (6/15) |
6076 |
||
|
20/40 (6/12) |
6077 |
||
|
One eye 20/200 (6/60), with visual acuity of other eye: |
|||
|
20/200 (6/60) |
6075 |
||
|
20/100 (6/30); 20/70 (6/21); 20/50 (6/15) |
6076 |
||
|
20/40 (6/12) |
6077 |
||
|
One eye 20/100 (6/30), with visual acuity of other eye: and other eye: |
|||
|
20/100 (6/30); 20/70 (6/21); 20/50 (6/15) |
6078 |
||
|
20/40 (6/12) |
6079 |
||
|
One eye 20/70 (6/21), with visual acuity of other eye: |
|||
|
20/70 (6/21) or 20/50 (6/15) |
6078 |
||
|
20/40 (6/12) |
6079 |
||
|
One eye 20/50 (6/15), with visual acuity of other eye: |
|||
|
20/50 (6/15) |
6078 |
||
|
20/40 (6/12) |
6079 |
||
|
Each eye 20/40 (6/12) |
6079 |
||
|
Vitiligo |
7823 |
||
|
Vulva or clitoris, disease or injury of |
7610 |
||
|
Weak foot |
5277 |
||
|
West Nile virus infection |
6335 |
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