You can find pain codes in three different places in the ICD-10-CM manual:
Total knee replacement is classified to code 81.54 and involves replacing the articular surfaces of the femoral condyles, tibial plateau, and patella. What is ICD 10 code for knee replacement? ICD-10: Z96. 651, Status (post), organ replacement, by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of, joint, knee-see presence of knee joint implant.
Z96. 653 - Presence of artificial knee joint, bilateral. ICD-10-CM.
Total Knee ArthroplastyCodeDescription27486REVISION OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, WITH OR WITHOUT ALLOGRAFT; 1 COMPONENT27487REVISION OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, WITH OR WITHOUT ALLOGRAFT; FEMORAL AND ENTIRE TIBIAL COMPONENT2 more rows
Z96. 651 - Presence of right artificial knee joint | ICD-10-CM.
Bilateral TKR could be performed simultaneously or in a staged. Simultaneous TKR is defined as the replacement of both knees in a single surgery. The major advantage of this surgery is that it requires only one hospital stay and rehabilitation period to recover both knees.
Presence of artificial knee joint, bilateral Z96. 653 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 Z96. 653 became effective on October 1, 2021.
During a total knee replacement, the end of the femur bone is removed and replaced with a metal shell. The end of the lower leg bone (tibia) is also removed and replaced with a channeled plastic piece with a metal stem.
Knee replacement, also called knee arthroplasty or total knee replacement, is a surgical procedure to resurface a knee damaged by arthritis. Metal and plastic parts are used to cap the ends of the bones that form the knee joint, along with the kneecap.
Z47. 1 - Aftercare following joint replacement surgery | ICD-10-CM.
For example, the patient had a total knee arthroplasty 3 years ago. The surgeon removes the femoral component and replaces it with a new component. The surgeon reports CPT code 27486 (revision of total knee arthroplasty, with or without allograft; 1 component).
A bilateral knee replacement is when both knees are replaced during the same surgical procedure.
What is a "Staged" Bilateral Total Knee Replacement? The staged procedure means that both knee replacements take place as two separate surgical events. Surgeries are planned to be performed several months apart one from the other, requiring two hospital stays, two episodes of anesthesia and two rehabilitation periods.
There are two different types of procedures: a simultaneous bilateral total knee replacement (in which both knees receive a prosthesis on the same surgical intervention, under one anesthesia) and a staged bilateral total knee replacement (in which both knee replacements take place as two separate surgical events ...