Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 719.43
Pain in joint, forearm
  • Short description: Joint pain-forearm.
  • ICD-9-CM 719.43 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 719.43 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 719.43.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 719.43: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 719.43 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M25.539 Pain in unspecified wrist
Approximate Synonyms
  • Arthralgia (joint pain) of wrist
  • Arthralgia of wrist
  • Bilat wrist joint pain
  • Bilateral wrist joint pain
  • Distal radioulnar joint pain
  • L wrist pain
  • Left wrist joint pain
  • Left wrist pain
  • Pain in bilateral wrist
  • Pain in left wrist
  • Pain in right wrist
  • Pain in wrist
  • R wrist pain
  • Right wrist joint pain
  • Right wrist pain
  • Wrist joint pain
  • Wrist joint painful on movement
  • Wrist pain
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 719.43:
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