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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 719.06
Effusion of joint, lower leg
  • Short description: Joint effusion-l/leg.
  • ICD-9-CM 719.06 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 719.06 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).
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 719.06: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 719.06 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M25.469 Effusion, unspecified knee
Approximate Synonyms
  • Effusion (joint fluid) of knee
  • Effusion of bilat knees
  • Effusion of bilateral knees
  • Effusion of knee
  • Effusion of L knee
  • Effusion of left knee
  • Effusion of R knee
  • Effusion of right knee
  • Knee joint effusion
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 719.06:
 719.05 ICD9Data.com 719.07 
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