A lumbar puncture is done to: Find a cause for symptoms possibly caused by an infection (such as meningitis), inflammation, cancer, or bleeding in the area around the brain or spinal cord (such as subarachnoid hemorrhage).
Other chorea. 2016 2017 Billable/Specific Code. G25.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G25.5. Other international versions of ICD-10 G25.5 may differ.
Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that affects the production of hemoglobin. Normal adult hemoglobin is made up of 4 protein chains. There are 2 alpha chains and 2 beta chains.halassemia is a genetic blood disorder that affects the production of hemoglobin. Normal adult hemoglobin is made up of 4 protein chains. There are 2 alpha chains and 2 beta chains.