Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 718.17
Loose body in joint, ankle and foot
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Loose body-ankle.
  • ICD-9-CM 718.17 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 718.17 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 718.17.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 718.17: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 718.17 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M24.073 Loose body in unspecified ankle
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M24.076 Loose body in unspecified toe joints
Approximate Synonyms
  • Loose body in ankle
  • Loose body in ankle joint
  • Loose body in bilat ankles
  • Loose body in bilat foot joints
  • Loose body in bilat toe joints
  • Loose body in bilateral ankles
  • Loose body in bilateral foot joints
  • Loose body in bilateral toe joints
  • Loose body in foot
  • Loose body in foot joint
  • Loose body in L ankle
  • Loose body in L toe joint
  • Loose body in left ankle
  • Loose body in left ankle joint
  • Loose body in left foot
  • Loose body in left foot joint
  • Loose body in left toe joint
  • Loose body in R ankle
  • Loose body in R toe joint
  • Loose body in right ankle
  • Loose body in right ankle joint
  • Loose body in right foot
  • Loose body in right foot joint
  • Loose body in right toe joint
  • Loose body in toe joint
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 718.17:
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