A lumbar puncture is done to: Find a cause for symptoms possibly caused by an infection (such as meningitis), inflammation, cancer, or bleeding in the area around the brain or spinal cord (such as subarachnoid hemorrhage).
Other chorea. 2016 2017 Billable/Specific Code. G25.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G25.5. Other international versions of ICD-10 G25.5 may differ.
Athetosis is a form of chorea that is slow and writhing in quality. Most movement disorders neurologists consider it a form of chorea, and often athetosis can change over time into chorea and vice versa. When both chorea and athetosis occur at the same time, it is sometimes referred to as choreoathetosis.