The ICD-10-CM is a catalog of diagnosis codes used by medical professionals for medical coding and reporting in health care settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
What is the ICD-10 code for degenerative osteoarthritis? Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site M19. 90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The ICD-10-CM code L40.59 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like psoriasis with arthropathy or psoriatic dactylitis. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code (s). The following references for the code L40.59 are found in the index:
89.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site- M19. 90- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10-CM Code for Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified M06. 9.
A: OA, or degenerative joint disease, is identified in categories M15-M19 of the ICD-10-CM manual. This is the most common type of arthritis in the elderly. If the arthritis is ever in the spine, refer to category M47, Spondylosis.
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.
Generalized osteoarthritis (code 715.0x or 715.8x) affects many joints, while localized osteoarthritis affects the joints of one site.
M06. 9 - Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified. ICD-10-CM.
89.29 or the diagnosis term “chronic pain syndrome” to utilize ICD-10 code G89. 4.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis. It tends to involve more than one of the small joints of the hands and feet. In particular, the lining of the joint or tendons (the synovium) is inflamed, causing warmth, pain, and stiffness.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. Some people call it degenerative joint disease or “wear and tear” arthritis. It occurs most frequently in the hands, hips, and knees. With OA, the cartilage within a joint begins to break down and the underlying bone begins to change.
M17. 11, unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right knee.
M17. 9 - Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.
There are several different types of arthritis depending on the causal organism (Gonococcal, Pneumococcal, Streptococcal etc.), Infectious, Juvenile, due to some other disease and many other. Common types of arthritis found in medical records are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
As per coding policies, coders should not diagnose a disease , coder can only code what Physician diagnosed.
Treatment can help reducing symptoms, but arthritis cannot be cured totally. Most type of Arthritis can lasts for many years or can be there life long.