Harvard step test recording sheet
Download your free Harvard step test recording sheet Participant details, pre-test screening, baseline vitals, and three timed recovery pulse fields sit on a single page. There is space to work the PEI formula, mark the fitness category, and add your clinical notes. Download template The Harvard step test scores cardiovascular fitness from how fast the […]
ICD-10 code M91.91: Juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis
ICD-10 code M91.91: Quick reference and billability status ICD-10 code M91.91 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fiscal year 2026. It took effect on October 1, 2025, under the FY2026 edition of the CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM code set. Clinicians and coders can submit it in HIPAA-covered transactions. Field Detail Code M91.91 Full description Juvenile […]
Star excursion balance test: Protocol, scoring, and norms
Score the star excursion balance test from three reach distances over limb length. A composite below 94% flags raised injury risk.
Hospital del Mar criteria: Scoring, interpretation, and clinical use
The Hospital del Mar criteria scores 10 hypermobility items at one point each, with a sex-specific cut-off of 4 for men and 5 for women.
ICD-10 Code M45.3: Ankylosing spondylitis of the cervicothoracic region
ICD-10 Code M45.3: Definition and billable status ICD-10 Code M45.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM diagnosis code. Its official descriptor is Ankylosing spondylitis of cervicothoracic region, the C7-T1 junction. The code carries an adult diagnosis restriction, so it applies to patients aged 15 years and older. It took effect on October 1, 2025 under the […]
Full can test: Procedure, interpretation, and accuracy
Full can test: resisted abduction, thumb up. Read more on the technique, its 77% sensitivity, and what to record in the note.
ICD-10 Code M45.6: Ankylosing spondylitis lumbar region
ICD-10 Code M45.6: Definition and billable status M45.6 is valid for use in FY2026 claims and became effective on October 1, 2025 under the CMS annual ICD-10-CM update. The code comes from the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification. That US adaptation is maintained jointly by CMS and the National Center for Health […]
CPT code 20150: Excision of epiphyseal bar billing guide
CPT code 20150 covers excision of an epiphyseal bar. The same-incision soft tissue graft is bundled, and a 90-day global period applies.
CPT code 20251: Open vertebral body biopsy billing guide
CPT code 20251 is the AMA code for an open biopsy of the vertebral body at the lumbar or cervical level. The official descriptor reads: Biopsy, vertebral body, open; lumbar or cervical. It sits in the General Excision subsection of the AMA’s CPT code set, inside the Musculoskeletal System chapter (codes 20000-29999). The key billing […]
ICD-10 code S34.5XXA: Lumbar, sacral and pelvic sympathetic nerves
S34.5XXA is billable for lumbar, sacral and pelvic sympathetic nerve injury under active treatment. Four inclusion terms, no Excludes notes.