ICD-9 Diagnosis Code 996.45
Periprosthetc osteolysis
Diagnosis Code 996.45
ICD-9: 996.45
Short Description: Periprosthetc osteolysis
Long Description: Peri-prosthetic osteolysis
This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 996.45
Code Classification
Short Description: Periprosthetc osteolysis
Long Description: Peri-prosthetic osteolysis
This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 996.45
Code Classification
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Injury and poisoning (800–999)
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Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999)
- 996 Complications peculiar to certain specified procedures
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Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999)
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Index of Diseases and Injuries
References found for the code 996.45 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:


The ICD-10 and ICD-9 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.
- T84.059A - Periprosth osteolys of unsp internal prosthetic joint, init (approximate)
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Index of Diseases and Injuries
References found for the code 996.45 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
- Complications
- mechanical
- device NEC
NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. 996.59- prosthetic NEC
NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. 996.59- joint 996.47
- peri-prosthetic osteolysis 996.45
- joint 996.47
- prosthetic NEC
- device NEC
- mechanical
- Disease, diseased - SEE ALSO
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