“Well this doesn’t sound too good but last week I hurt my ankle again. But it wasn’t bad. I twisted it when I was outside running and they thought ‘oh, has he re-done the injury?’. “But when they checked it the ligament has pretty much ...
Many ankle injuries tend to cause both pain and swelling. However, there are two injuries that can lead to ankle pain when walking but not cause swelling. A low-grade ankle sprain is one injury that can cause ankle pain when you’re walking and not lead to any swelling. Sprains involve structures in your ankle called ligaments.
With regard to the case study you were assigned:
Sprains—the stretching or tear of your ligaments—and strains—the stretching or tear of your muscles—in the ankle and foot area can be diagnosed by swelling, limited ability to move the ankle joint and muscle spasms This is extremely common when experiencing ball of foot pain, which can be relieved with orthobiologic therapy.
ICD-10 code M25. 57 for Pain in ankle and joints of foot is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .
ICD-10 code M25. 571 for Pain in right ankle and joints of right foot is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .
ICD-10 code M25. 572 for Pain in left ankle and joints of left foot is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .
Unspecified injury of right ankle, initial encounter S99. 911A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S99. 911A became effective on October 1, 2021.
Code M25. 50 is the diagnosis code used for Pain in the Unspecified Joint. It falls under the category of Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
M79. 671 Pain in right foot - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
M79. 673 – is the code for pain in an unspecified foot or heel. M79. 671 is the code for bilateral foot or heel pain, or pain in the right foot.
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43 for Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb, bilateral is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Sprain of ankle ICD-10-CM S93. 439A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
ICD-10 | Sprain of ankle (S93. 4)
ICD-10 Code for Sprain of unspecified ligament of left ankle, initial encounter- S93. 402A- Codify by AAPC.
Arthralgia (from Greek arthro-, joint + -algos, pain) literally means joint pain; it is a symptom of injury, infection, illnesses (in particular arthritis) or an allergic reaction to medication.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M25.57. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
As for the "swelling" of the ankle, the Alphabetical Index of Diseases refers "Joint Swelling" to Effusion of the joint. Also, "Edema" of the ankle refers to Effusion of the joint. Unfortunately, most residual ankle swelling from previous injury is in the extra-articular soft tissues (edema) and not intra-articular (effusion).
The most commonly "sprained" ligament of the ankle is the Talo-fibular ligament, which for some bizarre reason in ICD-10 is not listed a "specified" ligament in the Ankle Sprain Code Set, so it has to be allocated to "Other" (i.e. "none of the above"). As for the "swelling" of the ankle, the Alphabetical Index of Diseases refers "Joint Swelling" ...