ICD 10 Code for Knee Pain and guidelines:
ICD 10 Code for Knee Pain | ICD 10 Code for Knee Pain – Description |
M25.561 | ICD 10 code for Right knee pain |
M25.562 | ICD 10 code for Left knee pain |
M25.569 | ICD 10 code for Unspecified knee pain |
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.
What is the ICD 10 code for partial knee replacement? Presence of left artificial knee joint. Z96.652 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 Z96.652 became effective on October 1, 2018.
The code M25.562 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code M25.562 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like bilateral knee pain, pain in left knee or pain in right knee.
ICD-Code M25. 50 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Pain in Unspecified Joint.
There is no bilateral code for knee pain in ICD-10-CM; therefore, two codes are necessary to indicate both knees are affected. The fact that the knee pain is chronic is not addressed in the codes for knee pain. Codes in category G89 in ICD-10-CM are for Pain, not elsewhere classified, including acute and chronic pain.
M25. 562 Pain in left knee - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
ICD-9 code 719.49 for Pain in joint involving multiple sites is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -ARTHROPATHIES AND RELATED DISORDERS (710-719).
M25. 561 Pain in right knee - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
719.49 - Pain in joint, multiple sites | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee M17. 12.
569 - Pain in unspecified knee.
462 - Effusion, left knee.
2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 729.5 : Pain in limb.
ICD-10 code M79. 604 for Pain in right leg is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
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