Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity in Washington State, 1990-1998

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Organization(s):

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries , Safety and Health Assessment Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program

Summary Statement

An in-depth research study of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Washington state from 1990-1998 based on worker’s compensation claims.
May 2000

Table 1. State Fund ICD-9 and Procedure Codes (CPT) Used to Extract Claims with Specific Diagnoses, 1990-1998

*Average number/year*	*Code type*	*Code #*	*Description*
Rotator Cuff

381	ICD-9	726.1	Rotator cuff syndrome
1,509	ICD-9	726.10	Rotator cuff, supraspinatus syndrome
146	ICD-9	727.61	Complete rupture of rotator cuff
1,412	ICD-9	840.4	Sprains and strains of rotator cuff capsule
117	CPT	23410	Repair ruptured rotator cuff-acute
95	CPT	23412	Repair ruptured rotator cuff-chronic
111	CPT	23415	Coracoacromial ligament release-chronic ruptured rotator cuff
361	CPT	23420	Repair of complete rotator cuff avulsion, chronic
Epicondylitis

267	ICD-9	726.31	Medial epicondylitis
1,544	ICD-9	726.32	Lateral epicondylitis
110	CPT	24350	Lateral or medial fasciotomy
Carpal tunnel syndrome

3,479	ICD-9	354.0	Carpal tunnel syndrome
1,433	CPT	64721	Median nerve decompression at carpal tunnel
Neck diagnoses

789	ICD-9	722.0	Neuritis or radiculitis due to displacement of cervical disc
113	ICD-9	722.71	Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy
15	ICD-9	723	Other disorders of cervical region
2,217	ICD-9	723.1	Cervicalgia (pain in neck)
918	ICD-9	723.4	Cervical radiculitis, radicular syndrome
116	ICD-9	723.3	Cervicabrachial syndrome
58	ICD-9	723.5	Torticollis
8,009	ICD-9	847.0	Sprain and strain of neck
Back diagnoses
2,573	ICD-9	722.10	Lumbago or sciatica due to displacement of intervertebral disc
350	ICD-9	722.73	Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy
90	ICD-9	724	Other disorders of back
6,070	ICD-9	724.2	Lumbago, lumbalgia, low back pain
838	ICD-9	724.3	Sciatica
3,005	ICD-9	724.5	Backache, unspecified

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