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.
According to the 1992 modification of the Jones criteria, chorea (or indolent carditis) alone is sufficient for diagnosis of RF, provided other causes have been excluded. SC typically presents with other manifestations of RF, but in 20% of cases chorea may be the presenting or sole manifestation of RF.