Yes, you need to peel a jicamaâs thick, papery skin, but please do not peel jicama skin with a vegetable peeler! A chefâs knife will give you much better (and safer) results. Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of the jicama to create a flat surface on each end. Rest the jicama on its broadest cut end.
In this way, vertebral fracture cases are quite common in orthopedic practices and they should ensure accurate orthopedic medical coding to ensure due reimbursement, especially when ICD-10 is on board. In ICD-9, a single code 733.13 was used to report pathological fracture for vertebrae. But ICD-10 codes are more specific and require more details regarding the fractures. You should consider the following while coding for vertebral fractures in ICD-10. Cause of Fracture and Episode of Care. It is very important to specifically identify the underlying cause of the fracture for correct ICD-10 medical coding for vertebral fractures.
If more than two vertebral segments are performed, use code 63015 for cervical, for thoracic use code 63016 and for lumbar use code 63017. Laminotomy (cervical code 63020 or lumbar code 63030, with the add-on code for each additional level as +63035; unilateral): This is the most common spine procedure performed. In these procedures, part of the lamina is removed on one side to allow access to the spinal cord. Use the-RT and-LT or -50 modifiers with these codes. If a disk has ruptured, fragments or the part of the disk compressing the nerves are removed.