Lower back pain.

Is there a better way to specify lower back pain, for example patients who have had spinal surg, etc. H/o mva's or w/c injuries?

re: LOWER BACK PAIN.

A late effect is the residual effect (condition produced) after the acute phase of an illness or injury has terminated. There is no time limit on when a late effect code can be used. The residual may be apparent early, such as in cerebrovascular accident cases, or it may occur months or years later, such as that due to a previous injury. Coding of late effects generally requires two codes sequenced in the following order: The condition or nature of the late effect is sequenced first. The late effect code is sequenced second. Example treatment for scar (first listed) code followed by
For example, gait abnormality as a late effect of hip fracture (fracture healed)
• 781.2 Abnormality of gait
• 905.3 Late effect of hip fracture