Georgette, a 57-year-old female, experiences polyneuropathy in the right arm due to a spur located at C4-C5. She presents today in the pain clinic for epidural injection by the anesthesiologist of an anesthetic agent for the purpose of pain control. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for an epidural injection in the cervical or thoracic spine is 62320, and the appropriate ICD-10-CM code for a spur (osteophyte) at C4-C5 causing polyneuropathy is D16.6, which refers to a benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, applicable to the spine's location.

Georgette, a 57-Year-Old Female, Experiences Polyneuropathy in the Right Arm