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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for Chronic Right Knee Pain

ICD-10 Coding for Chronic Right Knee Pain

M25.561
M17.11

Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for chronic right knee pain includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.

Also Known as:
Persistent Right Knee Pain
Long-term Right Knee Pain
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Key Information: ICD-10 Coding for Chronic Right Knee Pain

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Chronic Right Knee Pain

Use ICD-10 code M25.561 for pain in right knee, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.

Primary ICD-10-CM Codes

Pain in right knee

Billable Code
M25.561
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Pain persisting for more than 3 months
documentation:
  • • Absence of acute injury documentation

Applicable To

  • • Chronic right knee pain

Important Notes

  • • Ensure documentation specifies chronicity and excludes acute trauma.

Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right knee

Billable Code
M17.11
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis
  • • Clinical symptoms consistent with osteoarthritis

Applicable To

  • • Osteoarthritis of right knee

Important Notes

  • • Document radiographic findings and clinical symptoms.
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

G89.29

Other chronic pain

Use for chronic pain management encounters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for chronic right knee pain?

The ICD-10 code for chronic right knee pain is M25.561. This code is used when the primary focus is chronic pain in the right knee without a specified underlying condition.

How do you code chronic knee pain with osteoarthritis?

For chronic knee pain with confirmed osteoarthritis, use M17.11 for unilateral primary osteoarthritis of the right knee.

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