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.
Chondriac. The term chondria is Greek and means cartilage or breast bone.. Perhaps you are thinking of the word hypochondriac, which refers to someone who believes he/she is ill when in fact he/she isn't ill. Isn't it a person who always thinks they are sick.