M17.9
Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
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Arthritis of left knee
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Arthritis of right knee
Clinical Information
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Noninflammatory degenerative disease of the knee joint consisting of three large categories: conditions that block normal synchronous movement, conditions that produce abnormal pathways of motion, and conditions that cause stress concentration resulting in changes to articular cartilage. Crenshaw, Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics, 8th ed, p2019)
Details
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M17.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M17.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
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This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M17.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 M17.9 may differ.