two primary purposes: pain relief and improved functioning of the knee joint.
Arthroplasty is a surgical procedure performed in a hospital operating room under general anesthesia. It can be performed in various parts of the body, such as hip, knee, shoulder, or other joints, to replace or reconstruct a damaged joint.
Total knee replacement is a type of total joint arthroplasty. Total joint arthroplasty could refer to any joint replacement.
81.54 Total knee replacement
81.54
V43.65 aka knee replacement
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.
996.4
The procedure code for a total knee arthroplasty of medial and lateral compartments with or without resurfacing of the patella is 27447.
The ICD-10 code would be M96.861 for arthroplasty of the tibial plateaus of both knees.
They only replace one of the condyles in the knee, typically the medial condyle, if it has damaged cartilage.
Prior to arthroplasty, all the standard preoperative blood and urine tests are performed
ICD 9 code for total knee arthoplasty status post: V43.65