V88.22 ACQ ABSENCE KNEE JOINT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V88.22

Short Description: Acq absence knee joint

Long Description: Acquired absence of knee joint

Code Classification:

  • Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
    • Acquired absence of other organs and tissue (V88)
      • V88 Acquired absence of other organs and tissue
        • V88.22 Acq absence knee joint

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V88.22 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • joint (acquired) (following prior explantation of joint prosthesis) (with or without presence of antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer) NEC V88.29
      • knee V88.22
  • Status (post)
    • explantation of joint prosthesis NEC V88.29
      • knee V88.22
    • knee joint prosthesis V43.65
      • explantation V88.22

Crosswalk Information

The code V88.22 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V88.22 Right Arrow Z89.529 Acquired absence of unspecified knee
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
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V88.29 Acquired absence of other joint


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