2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 715.9 : Osteoarthrosis unspecified whether generalized or localized

noninflammatory degenerative joint disease occurring chiefly in older persons, characterized by degeneration of the articular cartilage, hypertrophy of bone at the margins, and changes in the synovial membrane, accompanied by pain and stiffness.
A noninflammatory degenerative joint disease occurring chiefly in older persons, characterised by degeneration of the articular cartilage, hypertrophy of bone at the margins and changes in the synovial membrane. It is accompanied by pain and stiffness, particularly after prolonged activity.
There are 9 ICD-9-CM codes below 715.9 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 715.9:

Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 716.9
- deformans (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
  - spine 721.90
    - with myelopathy 721.91
- degenerative (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
  - idiopathic 715.09
  - polyarticular 715.09
  - spine 721.90
    - with myelopathy 721.91
- hypertrophic (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
  - spine 721.90
    - with myelopathy 721.91
- nodosa (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
  - spine 721.90
    - with myelopathy 721.91
- senile or senescent (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
  - spine 721.90
    - with myelopathy 721.91
Arthrosis (deformans) (degenerative) (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
- Charcôt's 094.0 [713.5]
- polyarticular 715.09
- spine (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
Degeneration, degenerative
- joint disease (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
  - multiple sites 715.09
  - spine (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- joint NEC 719.9
  - ankle 719.97
  - Charcôt 094.0 [713.5]
  - degenerative (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
    - multiple 715.09
    - spine (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
  - elbow 719.92
  - foot 719.97
  - hand 719.94
  - hip 719.95
  - hypertrophic (chronic) (degenerative) (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
    - spine (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
  - knee 719.96
  - Luschka 721.90
  - multiple sites 719.99
  - pelvic region 719.95
  - sacroiliac 724.6
  - shoulder (region) 719.91
  - specified site NEC 719.98
  - spine NEC 724.9
    - pseudarthrosis following fusion 733.82
    - sacroiliac 724.6
  - wrist 719.93
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
- arthritis (chronic) (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
  - spine (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
Morbus
- senilis (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
Osteoarthritis (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
- distal interphalangeal 715.9
- hyperplastic 731.2
- interspinalis (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
- spine, spinal NEC (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
Osteoarthropathy (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
- chronic idiopathic hypertrophic 757.39
- familial idiopathic 757.39
- hypertrophic pulmonary 731.2
  - secondary 731.2
- idiopathic hypertrophic 757.39
- primary hypertrophic 731.2
- pulmonary hypertrophic 731.2
- secondary hypertrophic 731.2
Osteoarthrosis (degenerative) (hypertrophic) (rheumatoid) 715.9
- Deformans alkaptonurica 270.2
- generalized 715.09
- juvenilis (Köhler's) 732.5
- localized 715.3
  - idiopathic 715.1
  - primary 715.1
  - secondary 715.2
- multiple sites, not specified as generalized 715.89
- polyarticular 715.09
- spine (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
- temporomandibular joint 524.69

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