For reimbursement claims, medical providers are required to use ICD-10-CM codes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, treatment for Lyme disease after diagnosis requires an initial four-week course of antibiotic therapy in the event the disease persists after the initial four weeks of using oral antibiotics or in case of Lyme carditis where cardiovascular complications are experienced as well as in case of neurological...

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare and serious condition that affects the areas of the spinal cord called the gray matter and has been in the news recently. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cases started to increase in 2014. This illness seems to be spreading across the United States with 62 confirmed cases...