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2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 729.2
Neuralgia, neuritis, and radiculitis, unspecified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 729.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 729.2 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
729.2 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M54.10 Radiculopathy, site unspecified
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
- Nerve root disorder
- Neuralgia
- Neuralgia (nerve pain)
- Neuritis
- Neuritis (nerve inflammation)
- Neuropathic (nerve) pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Radicular pain
- Radiculitis
- Radiculitis (inflamed spinal nerve root)
- Radiculopathy
- Radiculopathy (disease of spinal nerve root)
- Thoracic spondylosis with radiculopathy
729.2 Excludes
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
729.2:
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
policeman's 729.2
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
nerve NEC 729.2
- Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) (see also Neuritis) 729.2
brain - see Disorder nerve, cranial
cerebral - see Disorder, nerve, cranial
cranial nerve - see also Disorder, nerve, cranial![](/images/vertical.gif)
fifth or trigeminal (see also Neuralgia, trigeminal) 350.1![](/images/note.png)
Fothergill's (see also Neuralgia, trigeminal) 350.1![](/images/note.png)
glossopharyngeal (nerve) 352.1![](/images/note.png)
hypoglossal (nerve) 352.5![](/images/note.png)
infraorbital (see also Neuralgia, trigeminal) 350.1![](/images/note.png)
intercostal (nerve) 353.8![](/images/note.png)
malarial (see also Malaria) 084.6![](/images/note.png)
nerve, cranial - see Disorder, nerve, cranial
specified nerve NEC - see Disorder, nerve
sphenopalatine (ganglion) 337.09![](/images/note.png)
subscapular (nerve) 723.4![](/images/note.png)
suprascapular (nerve) 723.4![](/images/note.png)
trifacial (nerve) (see also Neuralgia, trigeminal) 350.1![](/images/note.png)
- Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2
arising during pregnancy 646.4![](/images/note.png)
brachial (nerve) NEC 723.4![](/images/note.png)
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due to displacement, intervertebral disc 722.0![](/images/note.png)
cranial nerve - see also Disorder, nerve, cranial![](/images/vertical.gif)
first or olfactory 352.0![](/images/note.png)
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second or optic 377.30![](/images/note.png)
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third or oculomotor 378.52![](/images/note.png)
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fourth or trochlear 378.53![](/images/note.png)
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fifth or trigeminal (see also Neuralgia, trigeminal) 350.1![](/images/note.png)
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sixth or abducens 378.54![](/images/note.png)
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seventh or facial 351.8![](/images/note.png)
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eighth or acoustic 388.5![](/images/note.png)
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ninth or glossopharyngeal 352.1![](/images/note.png)
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tenth or vagus 352.3![](/images/note.png)
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eleventh or accessory 352.4![](/images/note.png)
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twelfth or hypoglossal 352.5![](/images/note.png)
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beriberi 265.0
[357.4
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displacement, prolapse, protrusion, or rupture of intervertebral disc 722.2![](/images/note.png)
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herniation, nucleus pulposus 722.2![](/images/note.png)
general - see Polyneuropathy
geniculate ganglion 351.1![](/images/note.png)
glossopharyngeal (nerve) 352.1![](/images/note.png)
hypoglossal (nerve) 352.5![](/images/note.png)
ilioinguinal (nerve) 355.8![](/images/note.png)
in diseases classified elsewhere - see Polyneuropathy, in
infectious (multiple) 357.0![](/images/note.png)
intercostal (nerve) 353.8![](/images/note.png)
interstitial hypertrophic progressive NEC 356.9![](/images/note.png)
multiple (acute) (infective) 356.9![](/images/note.png)
nerve root (see also Radiculitis) 729.2
peripheral (nerve) - see also Neuropathy, peripheral![](/images/vertical.gif)
complicating pregnancy or puerperium 646.4![](/images/note.png)
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specified nerve NEC - see Mononeuritis
pneumogastric (nerve) 352.3![](/images/note.png)
progressive hypertrophic interstitial NEC 356.9![](/images/note.png)
puerperal, postpartum 646.4![](/images/note.png)
rheumatic (chronic) 729.2
sciatic (nerve) 724.3![](/images/note.png)
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due to displacement of intervertebral disc 722.10![](/images/note.png)
specified nerve NEC - see Disorder, nerve
spinal (nerve) 355.9![](/images/note.png)
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root (see also Radiculitis) 729.2
subscapular (nerve) 723.4![](/images/note.png)
suprascapular (nerve) 723.4![](/images/note.png)
- Neuropathy, neuropathic (see also Disorder, nerve) 355.9
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radicular NEC 729.2
spinal nerve NEC 355.9![](/images/note.png)
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root (see also Radiculitis) 729.2
- Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
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nerve NEC 729.2
radicular (spinal) (see also Radiculitis) 729.2
root (spinal) (see also Radiculitis) 729.2
spinal root (see also Radiculitis) 729.2
- Perineuritis NEC 729.2
- Policeman's disease 729.2
- Radiculitis (pressure) (vertebrogenic) 729.2
due to displacement of intervertebral disc - see Neuritis, due to, displacement intervertebral disc
rheumatic 729.2
thoracic (with visceral pain) 724.4![](/images/note.png)
- Radiculopathy (see also Radiculitis) 729.2
- Rheumatism, rheumatic (acute NEC) 729.0
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neuritis (acute) (chronic) 729.2
radiculitis 729.2
- Syndrome - see also Disease
radicular NEC 729.2
- Tarsalgia 729.2