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According to AMA:

 

Medical impairment: Anatomical loss

 

 The AMA Guides provide impairment ratings for certain medical conditions based on the anatomical loss. For example, Table 16-16 at page 542 of the AMA Guides indicates that amputation of the leg above the knee at the mid-thigh is rated at 90 percent of the loss of the leg unless there are proximal problems that increase the rating. Table 16-1 at page 495 indicates that a 90 percent impairment rating of the lower extremity is equivalent to a 36 percent impairment rating for the whole person.

 

Medical impairment: Functional loss

 

The AMA Guides provides impairment ratings for certain medical conditions based on the extent of the functional loss. Example 15-25 at pages 477-48 explains how to determine the rating for a person who sustained significant shoulder motion deficits related to her constant overhead work. Her condition warranted an 18 percent impairment rating for the upper extremity and an 11 percent impairment rating for the whole person.

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According to AMA:

 

The steps involved in determining an impairment rating percentage are:

 

1) Determine the impairment class based usually on the diagnosis. Each class lists 5 potential numbers for the impairment. Tentatively assume the middle number (or default value) will be the impairment percentage.

 

2. Determine the severity of the residual symptoms by asking the patient about symptoms and difficulties functioning, with or without the additional input of a questionnaire the patient fills out describing symptoms and problems, and then compare this to a table of “Functional History Adjustment” severity.

 

3. Determine the severity of the abnormalities on physical examination and compare this to a table for “Physical Examination Adjustment”.

 

4. Determine the severity of the x-ray, MRI, bone scan, Myelogram, and/or electrodiagnostic findings, and compare this to a table of “Clinical Studies”.

5. Use the Functional History, Physical Exam, and Clinical Studies Adjustment tables to derive factors (numbers) that will, by simple math, move the physician either to select the default impairment value (from step 1 above), or to select a higher or lower impairment percentage from the 5 numbers listed for the class.