Following a motor vehicle accident, Maria Links was brought to the ER with low back pain and back spasms. She was medicated with muscle relaxants, but the pain and spasms did not decrease. The physician ordered an MRI, which showed a herniated lumbar intervertebral disk. Select the appropriate ICD-9-CM code

722.10 Displacement of lumbar intervertebral disk without myelopathy
724.8 Back spasm
839.20 Displacement of lumbar vertebra
724.2 Low back pain
A) 724.2
B) 724.8
C) 839.20
D) 722.10


D

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