ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 717.7 : Chondromalacia of patella. ICD-9-CM 717.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 717.7 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Not Valid for Submission
717.7 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of chondromalacia of patella. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
Information for Medical Professionals
References found for the code 717.7 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
Information for Patients
Your knee joint is made up of bone, cartilage, ligaments and fluid. Muscles and tendons help the knee joint move. When any of these structures is hurt or diseased, you have knee problems. Knee problems can cause pain and difficulty walking.
ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
The ICD code M357 is used to code Hypermobility (joints)
Hypermobility describes joints that stretch further than normal. For example, some hypermobile people can bend their thumbs backwards to their wrists, bend their knee joints backwards, put their leg behind the head or perform other contortionist "tricks". It can affect one or more joints throughout the body.
Coding Notes for M35.7 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M35.7 - Hypermobility syndrome'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M35.7. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 728.5 was previously used, M35.7 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
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