ICD-9 Code 711.76
Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis, lower leg
Not Valid for Submission
711.76 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of arthropathy associated with helminthiasis, lower leg. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
ICD-9: | 711.76 |
Short Description: | Helminth arthrit-l/leg |
Long Description: | Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis, lower leg |
Convert 711.76 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- M01.X69 - Direct infct of unsp knee in infec/parastc dis classd elswhr
Code Classification
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Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
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Arthropathies and related disorders (710-719)
- 711 Arthropathy associated with infections
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Arthropathies and related disorders (710-719)
Information for Medical Professionals
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-9 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis Manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis
Manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis: Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and therefore should not be used as a principal diagnosis.
Synonyms
- Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis
ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
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