Leawood /ËliËwÊd/ is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 31,867.
This portion of the spine is meant to support the rib cage and provide proper posture for the body. The 12 vertebrae that make up the thoracic spine, commonly referred to as T1-T12, each have two facet joint sets â one set on the top and one set on the bottom â that are responsible for providing the middle back with flexibility and strength.
If the provider documented that the facet syndrome spanned both the lower thoracic region and upper lumbar region, i.e. T11 - L2, the diagnosis could be reported as M53.85. I would only code the M53.80 code if the provider documented facet syndrome without indication of any spinal region.