Percentage of patients from 18 to 50 years of age with a diagnosis of low back pain who did not have an imaging study (plain X-ray,MRI, CT scan) within 28 days of the diagnosis.

 

Denominator

Patients between 18 to 50 years old with a Low Back Pain diagnosis during the encounter. 

  • Important Note: The Low Back Pain diagnosis that apply are only: 
    • ICD9:721.3, 722.10, 722.32, 722.52, 722.93, 724.02, 724.03, 724.2, 724.3, 724.5, 724.6, 724.70, 738.5, 739.3, 739.4,846.0, 846.1, 846.2, 846.3, 846.8, 846.9, 847.2
    • ICD 10: 43.27, M43.28, M46.46, M46.47, M47.26, M47.27, M47.28,M47.816, M47.817, M47.818, M47.896, M47.897,M47.898, M48.06,M48.07, M51.26, M51.27, M51.36, M51.37, M51.46, M51.47,M51.86, M51.87, M53.2X7,M53.2X8, M53.3, M53.86, M53.87,M53.88, M54.30, M54.31, M54.32, M54.40, M54.41, M54.42,M54.5, M54.89,M54.9, M99.03, M99.04, M99.23, M99.33, M99.43, M99.53, M99.63, M99.73, S33.6XXA, S33.8XXA, S33.9XXA


Numerator

Patients WITHOUT an (Imaging) order in the 28 following days at the encounter date.  


What to do in EHREZ?

Example: 

  • 37 years old patient with a ICD9: 721.3 (ICD10:M43.27) diagnosis and did not have an MRI order.This process is mapped to LOINC =  24967-2