What code corresponds to Spinal adjustment - one to two regions?

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What code corresponds to Spinal adjustment - one to two regions?

CPT coding for chiropractic adjustments is organized by how many spinal regions are treated. For spinal adjustment, the codes 98940–98942 are used and the number of regions determines which code fits. The one-to-two region scenario uses 98940, which is why that code best matches the described service. The other codes cover larger sets of regions (three to four, or five regions), so they wouldn’t be appropriate for one to two regions. The code M99.00 is an ICD-10 diagnosis code, not a CPT service code, so it describes a condition rather than the procedure itself and isn’t used to bill the adjustment. In practice, you’d bill 98940 for a spinal adjustment involving one to two regions, along with the appropriate ICD-10 diagnosis.

CPT coding for chiropractic adjustments is organized by how many spinal regions are treated. For spinal adjustment, the codes 98940–98942 are used and the number of regions determines which code fits. The one-to-two region scenario uses 98940, which is why that code best matches the described service. The other codes cover larger sets of regions (three to four, or five regions), so they wouldn’t be appropriate for one to two regions. The code M99.00 is an ICD-10 diagnosis code, not a CPT service code, so it describes a condition rather than the procedure itself and isn’t used to bill the adjustment. In practice, you’d bill 98940 for a spinal adjustment involving one to two regions, along with the appropriate ICD-10 diagnosis.

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