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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 711.46
Arthropathy associated with other bacterial diseases, lower leg
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Manifestation Code

  • ICD-9-CM 711.46 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 711.46 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 711.46 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M01.X69 Direct infection of unspecified knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bacterial arthritis of bilat knees
  • Bacterial arthritis of bilateral knees
ICD-9-CM Coding Information
  • 711.46 describes the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 711.46:
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (congenital) (degeneration) (disease) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (gangrene) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) 011.9
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