ICD-10 Code M15.3: Secondary multiple arthritis
ICD-10 Code M15.3 is the billable ICD-10-CM code for secondary multiple arthritis: degenerative joint disease across multiple joints with an identifiable underlying cause, such as prior trauma or inflammatory disease. Coders often default to the unspecified M15.9 instead, because the chart doesn’t state the causative condition in the terms payers require. It is a billable, […]
Action Research Arm Test (ARAT): Scoring and free PDF
The Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) scores upper limb function after stroke. Get administration steps, interpretation, and a free PDF sheet.
Anterior drawer test
Perform the anterior drawer test for ACL and ankle stability, grade tibial displacement 0–3+, and record findings with a free template.
ICD-10 code G80.8: Other cerebral palsy
ICD-10 code G80.8 is the billable ICD-10-CM code for other cerebral palsy: presentations that fall outside the named motor subtypes (G80.0 through G80.4) but are documented specifically enough to avoid the catch-all G80.9. This article explains what G80.8 covers, how it fits the G80 hierarchy, and the documentation a clinician needs to support it. This […]
Hexagon Agility Test
Set up, run, and score the hexagon agility test, with published rating norms by gender and a free downloadable recording sheet.
Muscular Strength Test
Run a muscular strength test with confidence: MRC 0-5 grading, 1RM, grip, and push-up protocols, plus a free downloadable template.
ICD-10 code M47.9: Spondylosis, unspecified
ICD-10 code M47.9 covers spondylosis, unspecified: Degenerative spine disease without a documented region. Billable, but often flagged.
ICD-10 code M31.6: Other giant cell arteritis
ICD-10 code M31.6 is the billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other giant cell arteritis — giant cell (temporal) arteritis without polymyalgia rheumatica. It’s valid for FY 2026 reimbursement, sits in the musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders block (M30-M36), and requires documentation that explicitly rules out polymyalgia rheumatica to distinguish it from M31.5. ICD-10 code M31.6: […]
Opioid risk tool (ORT): scoring guide and free template
Score a patient’s opioid misuse risk before opioid therapy with the ORT. Free template, scoring bands, and an interpretation guide.
ICD-10 Code M94.9: Disorder of cartilage, unspecified
ICD-10 Code M94.9 covers a cartilage disorder that’s confirmed but not yet specified by type or location. Coders in orthopedics, physical therapy, sports medicine, and primary care reach for it most often during an initial workup, before imaging narrows the diagnosis. This guide covers the code’s ICD-10-CM hierarchy, its ICD-9 crosswalk, and the documentation payers […]