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.
Senile chorea (SeC) is the descriptive term used to describe chorea with onset at age greater than 64 years with the lack of family history, dementia, or identifiable cause. As a myriad of conditions may account for chorea at this age, they need to be ruled out for the diagnosis of SeC to be made.