What do Case Management nurses do? Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN is a nurse writer and educator with over 25 years of experience. She has been certified in five different clinical specialties including critical care and emergency nursing.
What is Spondyloarthritis? Spondyloarthritis is an umbrella term for inflammatory diseases that involve both the joints and the entheses (the sites where the ligaments and tendons attach to the bones). The most common of these diseases is ankylosing spondylitis.
Spondylosis is a general term for degenerative changes of the spine due to osteoarthritis. The ICD-9 codes for spondylosis are the 721.0-721.42 series. The code selection is based upon the location of the condition and whether or not myelopathy is present.