icd 10 code for o a of bilatral knees

by Dr. Nakia Volkman V 5 min read

ICD-10 Code for Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee- M17. 0- Codify by AAPC.

What is the diagnosis code for bilateral knee pain?

  • Bilateral disorder of patellofemoral joints
  • Bilateral osteoarthritis of knees
  • Bilateral patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis
  • Osteoarthritis of left patellofemoral joint
  • Osteoarthritis of right patellofemoral joint
  • Patellofemoral osteoarthritis
  • Primary gonarthrosis, bilateral

What is the diagnosis code for total knee replacement?

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 total knee replacement?

  • Change
  • Replacement
  • Revision

What is the ICD 10 code for chronic knee pain?

You can find pain codes in three different places in the ICD-10-CM manual:

  • Pain that points to a disorder of a specific body system is classified in the body system chapters. ...
  • Pain that does not point to a specific body system is classified in the Symptoms and Signs chapter. ...
  • Certain specific types of pain are classified to category G89 (Pain, not elsewhere classified) in the Nervous System chapter.

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What is the ICD-10-CM code for bilateral knee pain?

Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee M17. 0 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 M17. 0 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is ICD-10 code for osteoarthritis knee?

M17. 9 - Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.

What is bilateral OA knees?

Bilateral knee arthritis occurs when both knees are affected with OA. OA is a painful, degenerative condition that can reduce your mobility and make daily tasks difficult to manage. Early diagnosis and treatment may decrease joint damage and improve your overall quality of life.

How do you code bilateral knee pain?

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.

What is the ICD-10 code for bilateral osteoarthritis?

M17. 0 - Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee | ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD-10 code for osteoarthritis of left knee?

ICD-10-CM Code for Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee M17. 12.

Is osteoarthritis usually bilateral?

Of those with unilateral knee osteoarthritis at baseline, 80% developed bilateral disease over 12 years. Osteoarthritis may have an asymmetrical onset but it has a tendency to affect both joints with time.

What is a bilateral joint?

Simultaneous Joint Replacement Simultaneous bilateral total joint replacement is when both hips or knees are replaced on the same day under the same anesthetic.

What is the difference between primary and secondary OA?

Osteoarthritis can be classified as primary or secondary. Primary osteoarthritis has no known cause. Secondary osteoarthritis is caused by another disease, infection, injury, or deformity. Osteoarthritis starts with the breakdown of cartilage in the joint.

What is the ICD-10 diagnosis code for joint Pain?

ICD-Code M25. 50 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Pain in Unspecified Joint.

What is the ICD-10 code for Pain in multiple joints?

ICD-10 code: M25. 50 Pain in joint Multiple sites.

What is the ICD-10 DX code for knee injury?

Superficial injury of knee and lower leg ICD-10-CM S80. 911A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):

Symptoms and Causes

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.

Tests and Diagnosis

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 and guidelines

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

Index to Diseases and Injuries

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 M17.0 are found in the index:

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

Convert M17.0 to ICD-9 Code

The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code M17.0 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Information for Patients

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It causes pain, swelling, and reduced motion in your joints. It can occur in any joint, but usually it affects your hands, knees, hips or spine.

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