Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 719.57
Stiffness of joint, not elsewhere classified, ankle and foot
  • Short description: Jt stiffness NEC-ankle.
  • ICD-9-CM 719.57 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 719.57 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 719.57.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 719.57: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 719.57 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M25.673 Stiffness of unspecified ankle, not elsewhere classified
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M25.676 Stiffness of unspecified foot, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Ankle and/or foot joint stiffness
  • Ankle stiff
  • Foot joint stiff
  • Interphalangeal joint of toe stiff
  • Left ankle stiffness
  • Metatarsophalangeal joint stiff
  • Stiffness joint foot
  • Stiffness of ankle
  • Stiffness of ankle joint, both sides
  • Stiffness of Bilat ankle joint
  • Stiffness of Bilat foot joint
  • Stiffness of bilateral ankle joints
  • Stiffness of bilateral foot joints
  • Stiffness of foot
  • Stiffness of foot joint, both sides
  • Stiffness of L ankle
  • Stiffness of L foot
  • Stiffness of left ankle
  • Stiffness of left ankle joint
  • Stiffness of left foot
  • Stiffness of left foot joint
  • Stiffness of R ankle
  • Stiffness of R foot
  • Stiffness of right ankle
  • Stiffness of right ankle joint
  • Stiffness of right foot
  • Stiffness of right foot joint
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 719.57:
  • Stiffness, joint NEC 719.50
    • ankle 719.57
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