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

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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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