A 53-year-old male has been plagued by intermittent severe pain caused by his trigeminal neuralgia which interferes with his common daily activities. He has developed sleep deprivation, depression, and loss of appetite. Today he presents for destruction of the trigeminal nerve by neurolytic agent. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for destruction of the trigeminal nerve by neurolytic agent is 64600. The primary diagnosis is trigeminal neuralgia, coded as G50.0 in ICD-10-CM. The additional diagnoses of depression (F32.9), loss of appetite (R63.0), and sleep deprivation (Z72.820) are also correctly coded in option B.

A 53-Year-Old Male Has Been Plagued by Intermittent Severe Pain