Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for below knee amputation includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Below Knee Amputation
Use ICD-10 code Z89.511 for acquired absence of right leg below knee, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
Use when there is a documented pre-amputation ulceration.
The ICD-10 code for a right below knee amputation is Z89.511, which indicates the acquired absence of the right leg below the knee.
For a left below knee amputation, use ICD-10 code Z89.512, which specifies the acquired absence of the left leg below the knee.
Z89.519 is used when the laterality of the below knee amputation is unspecified in the documentation.