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According to the Official Coding Guidelines for ICD-10-CM, Chapter 13, Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue, contains codes for all of the following conditions except for which one?

A. Acute traumatic musculoskeletal injuries

B. Conditions that are the result of a previous injury

C. Recurrent musculoskeletal conditions

D. Chronic musculoskeletal conditions

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The correct procedure for assigning accurate diagnosis codes hasf ive steps: (1) Review complete medical documentation; (2) abstract the medical conditions from the visit documentation; (3) identify the main term for each condition; (4) locate the main term in the Alphabetic Index; (5) verify the code in the Tabular ...Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system. R29. 91 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R29.Unless a provider is subject to a state-based external cause code reporting mandate or these codes are required by a particular payer, reporting of ICD-10-CM codes in chapter 20, External Causes of Morbidity, is not required.

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