A 22-year-old patient presents to the physician's office with a migraine headache, stiff neck, and fever. Dr. Blue performs a lumbar puncture in the office and confirms the condition of meningitis. The patient tolerated the procedure well. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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62270 is the CPT code for a diagnostic lumbar puncture, which is the procedure performed by Dr. Blue. G03.9 is the ICD-10-CM code for meningitis, unspecified, which matches the patient's condition as the specific cause of meningitis is not mentioned.

A 22-Year-Old Patient Presents to the Physician's Office with a Migraine