2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M94.261. Chondromalacia, right knee. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. M94.261 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
M94.20 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 M94.20 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M94.20 - other international versions of ICD-10 M94.20 may differ. postprocedural chondropathies ( M96.-)
Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified site. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. M24.10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM M24.10 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Grading System for Chondromalacia Patella Grade 2 indicates softening along with abnormal surface characteristics, likely marking the beginning of tissue damage. Grade 3 shows the thinning of the cartilage along with the active deterioration of the tissue.
Femoral Condyle Chondromalacia: Damage to the cartilage on the end of the bone is known as arthritis. This could also be described as “chondromalacia” which is basically a “kind” term for arthritis. Any damage to the cartilage in the body in effect is arthritis.
M22. 4 - Chondromalacia patellae | ICD-10-CM.
M94. 261 - Chondromalacia, right knee. ICD-10-CM.
Chondromalacia patellae, also known as “runner's knee,” is a condition where the cartilage on the undersurface of the patella (kneecap) deteriorates and softens. This condition is common among young, athletic individuals, but may also occur in older adults who have arthritis of the knee.
A condition called patellofemoral (PF) chondrosis describes cartilage loss on the surface of the kneecap. 2 Another term for the condition is chondromalacia, and its severity is graded on a scale from one to four.
Chondromalacia patella (knee pain) is the softening and breakdown of the tissue (cartilage) on the underside of the kneecap (patella). Pain results when the knee and the thigh bone (femur) rub together. Dull, aching pain and/or a feeling of grinding when the knee is flexed may occur.
11 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right knee.
Often called "runner's knee", chondromalacia patella is a common condition causing pain in the kneecap. The patella is covered with a layer of smooth cartilage, which normally glides across the knee when the joint is bent.
The patella is found in a groove n the femur called the trochlea. Damage to the articular cartilage in this area is known as, PF Chondrosis. PF Chondrosis can occur due to trauma such as a direct impact to the front of the knee or overuse.
M25. 561 Pain in right knee - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M94. 21: Chondromalacia, shoulder.
Learning this has made knee coding a lot easier because there are a lot of knee codes that have excludes 1 notes with each other, but you have them on different structures in the knee all the time, such as meniscus derangement and condyle derangement, or derangement and injuries in different compartments, and so on.
The M94.26 _ Code Set includes Chondromalacia of the Knee Joint, but not Chondromalacia of the Patella. In spite of the Excludes 1 for M94.2, if the patient has both, and particularly if both are addressed at surgery, then I would still code both. The Excludes 1 for M94.2 should probably be an Excludes 2 Note, but the CMS will have to figure that out and solve the dilemma.#N#Alan Pechacek, M.D.