Total knee replacement aftercare is coded as follows:
V 54.81 After care following joint replacement
Use add'l code to identify join replacement site (V43.60-V43.69)
V43.65 Organ or tissue replaced by other means; Joint; Knee
(Reference 2010 ICD-9-CM codebook, but check the 2011 ICD-9-CM codebook in case of changes.)
27447
81.54 Total knee replacement
Total knee replacement aftercare is coded as follows:V 54.81 After care following joint replacementUse add'l code to identify join replacement site (V43.60-V43.69)V43.65 Organ or tissue replaced by other means; Joint; Knee(Reference 2010 ICD-9-CM codebook, but check the 2011 ICD-9-CM codebook in case of changes.)
The procedure code for a total left knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty) is CPT 27447. Total knee replacement surgery is needed to stop pain; it is most regularly completed on patients with osteoarthritis.
996.4x
cost for total right knee replacement
Total knee replacement is a type of total joint arthroplasty. Total joint arthroplasty could refer to any joint replacement.
TKR stands for total knee replacement.
i have knocking in the knee after total knee replacement is this normal
No. THR in that context would stand for total hip replacement. TKR would be the acronym for total knee replacement.
after total knee replacement therapy should be continue three months
My mother is 80, has COPD and is considering a total knee replacement