Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 719.44
Pain in joint, hand
  • Short description: Joint pain-hand.
  • ICD-9-CM 719.44 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 719.44 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 719.44.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 719.44: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 719.44 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M79.643 Pain in unspecified hand
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M79.646 Pain in unspecified finger(s)
Approximate Synonyms
  • Arthralgia (joint pain) of finger
  • Arthralgia (joint pain) of hand
  • Arthralgia of finger
  • Arthralgia of hand
  • Bilat hand joint pain
  • Bilateral hand joint pain
  • Finger joint pain
  • Hand joint pain
  • Left hand joint pain
  • pain in thumb
  • Right hand joint pain
  • Thumb pain
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 719.44:
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