>I called the Social security Administration regarding " diagnosis "
>codes and applying for disability as this type of question comes up
>frequantly.
>
>My understanding was that anyone can apply for SS diability. You make
>an appoinment at your nearest SS office to start the application.
>
>You do not need any your medical files, but you do need to provide a
>defined medical history. ( Dr's, medications, hospital stay's.
>surgery';s, treament measures taken regarding the disability you are
>stating as the cause of your disability ) as well as the reason you feel
>this medical condition is causing you to be disabled.
>
>Your application will be reffered to a central office where it will be
>reviewed by medical personel. They will then determine just what
>catagory your disorder falls in, it is designated by the " diagnosis
>codes " which sort of clump medical conditions together. Your Dr. does
>NOT have to know the code to send in any associated information as the
>diagnosis will be placed in the most associated catagory for
>determination of disability. This is where it gets sticky for persons
>sufferring with adhesion's as there is really NO diagnosis
>code/catatgory for which this fits into! There are codes for:
> Pelvic Inflammitory Desease #6140
> Genito/Urinary #6290
> urinary tract #5990
>and the closet I could come to a code for " adhesions " as a diagnosis
>was: Gastrointestinal #5690
>
>Now, dependent on how this code reads, even adhesion may not fit as they
>are not really diagnosable, only assumed to be a problem. Once lysed
>and then symptoms return, that doesn't mean your symptoms are a result
>of reformed or Denovo adhesions! BUT I do think that if all other
>diagnostic testing comes out negative for abnormal pathology, then a
>diagnostic laporoscopy could be done to determine if you do for a fact
>have adhesions ( pelvic or abdominal ) I belivevthat a laporoscopic
>procedure in and of itself will NOT cause adhesions, so if a surgeon
>went in ONLY to look for the cause of your symptoms and DID NOT lyse any
>adhesions that were seen, you just might be able to get a firm diagnosis
>of adhesions as a cause for your symptoms. If all else fails....CPP is
>an accepted diagnosis for a disability ...Chronic Pelvic Pain!
>
>I am attempting to secure the code definitions at this time...you can
>also request them by calling your Social Security office...the
>definitions will tell you exactly what the medical advisors use to
>determine if a diagnosis fits into a code and to what degree a patient
>must be sufferring to be determined disabled.
>
>That is a start and I'll keep on this until we either get recognized as
>having a disorder, or find another code to be placed under for this
>disorder!! Regards Bev
>