Pain in right knee. M25.561 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM M25.561 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Pain in unspecified knee
You can find pain codes in three different places in the ICD-10-CM manual:
Unspecified multiple injuries, initial encounter
Superficial injury of knee and lower leg ICD-10-CM S80. 912A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
S80.912AS80. 912A - Unspecified superficial injury of left knee [initial encounter]. ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified open wound, right knee, initial encounter- S81. 001A- Codify by AAPC.
S89.91XAICD-10 Code for Unspecified injury of right lower leg, initial encounter- S89. 91XA- Codify by AAPC.
S89. 92XA - Unspecified injury of left lower leg [initial encounter]. ICD-10-CM.
ACL injuries are one of the most common types of knee injuries and account for about 40 percent of all sports-related injuries. An ACL injury can range from a small tear in the ligament to a severe injury –when the ligament completely tears or becomes separated from the bone itself.
Causes / typical injury mechanism: Traumatic knee arthrotomy is a deep laceration that violates the knee joint capsule and thereby provides a direct line of communication between the external environment and the knee joint.
ICD-10 code M12. 561 for Traumatic arthropathy, right knee is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .
Unspecified open wound, left knee, initial encounter S81. 002A 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 S81. 002A became effective on October 1, 2021.
M25. 461 - Effusion, right knee. ICD-10-CM.
606.
ICD-10-CM Code for Effusion, right knee M25. 461.
Knee pain can be mild, moderate or severe. The reasons for pain can vary such as injury, overuse, infection and inflammation. Sometimes there may be swelling and redness depends on the cause. We need to visit doctor as per the severity and as per how long the pain lasts.
Physician will do extremity examination to check if there is any swelling, inflammation or injury. There may be need of radiological tests (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound) or arthrocentesis (lab analysis of knee joint fluid) for further evaluation to check for infections or injury to tendon or ligament.
ICD 10 Code for knee pain is found in chapter 13 of ICD-10 CM manual – diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, code range M00 – M99