Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 996.66
Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: React-inter joint prost.
  • ICD-9-CM 996.66 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 996.66 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 996.66.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 996.66: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 996.66 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T84.50XA Infection and inflammatory reaction due to unspecified internal joint prosthesis, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Arthritis of temporomandibular joint due to internal joint prosthesis
  • Infection of left ankle joint prosthesis
  • Infection of left elbow prosthetic joint
  • Infection of left finger prosthetic joint
  • Infection of left hip prosthetic joint
  • Infection of left knee prosthetic joint
  • Infection of left shoulder prosthetic joint
  • Infection of left toe prosthetic joint
  • Infection of left wrist prosthetic joint
  • Infection of right ankle joint prosthesis
  • Infection of right elbow prosthetic joint
  • Infection of right finger prosthetic joint
  • Infection of right hip prosthetic joint
  • Infection of right knee prosthetic joint
  • Infection of right shoulder prosthetic joint
  • Infection of right toe prosthetic joint
  • Infection of right wrist prosthetic joint
  • Infection of spinal disc arthroplasty
  • Infection of total ankle joint prosthesis
  • Infection of total hip joint prosthesis
  • Infection of total knee joint prosthesis
  • Infection of total shoulder joint prosthesis
  • Infection of unicondylar knee joint prosthesis
  • Joint prosthesis infection
  • Left ankle arthroplasty infection
  • Left elbow arthroplasty infection
  • Left finger arthroplasty infection
  • Left hip arthroplasty infection
  • Left knee arthroplasty infection
  • Left shoulder arthroplasty infection
  • Left toe arthroplasty infection
  • Left wrist arthroplasty infection
  • Prosthetic joint infection
  • Right ankle arthroplasty infection
  • Right elbow arthroplasty infection
  • Right finger arthroplasty infection
  • Right hip arthroplasty infection
  • Right knee arthroplasty infection
  • Right shoulder arthroplasty infection
  • Right toe arthroplasty infection
  • Right wrist arthroplasty infection
  • Spinal disc arthroplasty infection
Use Additional
  • Use additional code to identify infected prosthetic joint (V43.60-V43.69)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 996.66:
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