2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 996.49 : Other mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft

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2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 996.49

Other mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft

2014
Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

Short description: Mech com orth dev NEC.
ICD-9-CM 996.49 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 996.49 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 996.49.
More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 996.49: 2015.

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 996.49 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM T84.119A Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of unspecified bone of limb, initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM T84.129A Displacement of internal fixation device of unspecified bone of limb, initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM T84.199A Other mechanical complication of internal fixation device of unspecified bone of limb, initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM T84.498A Other mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter

Approximate Synonyms

Bending of bone fixation device
Bending of external fixator
Bending of intramedullary nail
Bending of plate
Bending of screw
Bending of spinal fixation device
Bone fixation device failure
Bone fixation device loosening
Bone fixation device protrusion
Bone graft failure
Bone internal fixation device malposition
Bone internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Breakage of bone fixation device
Breakage of external fixator
Breakage of intramedullary nail
Breakage of plate
Breakage of screw
Breakage of spinal fixation device
Breakage of wire
Disorder of bone graft
Disorder of cartilage graft
Disorder of muscle graft
Disorder of tendon graft
Disorder of tendon repair
Displacement of bone allograft
Displacement of bone autograft
Displacement of bone graft
Electronic bone stimulator malposition
Electronic bone stimulator mechanical breakdown
Failure of cartilage graft
Failure of implant of spine
Failure of muscle graft
Failure of spinal implant
Failure of tendon graft
Gapping of tendon
Internal orthopedic device, implant or graft malposition
Internal orthopedic device, implant or graft mechanical breakdown
Left femur internal fixation device malposition
Left femur internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Left fibula internal fixation device malposition
Left fibula internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Left finger internal fixation device malposition
Left finger internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Left foot internal fixation device malposition
Left foot internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Left hand internal fixation device malposition
Left hand internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Left humerus internal fixation device malposition
Left humerus internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Left radius internal fixation device malposition
Left radius internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Left tibia internal fixation device malposition
Left tibia internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Left toe internal fixation device malposition
Left toe internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Left ulna internal fixation device malposition
Left ulna internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Loosening of external fixator pin
Loosening of intramedullary nail
Loosening of spinal fixation device
Malposition of internal fixation device
Malposition of internal orthopedic device, implant AND/OR graft
Malposition of left femur internal fixation device
Malposition of left fibula internal fixation device
Malposition of left finger internal fixation device
Malposition of left foot internal fixation device
Malposition of left hand internal fixation device
Malposition of left humerus internal fixation device
Malposition of left radius internal fixation device
Malposition of left tibia internal fixation device
Malposition of left toe internal fixation device
Malposition of left ulna internal fixation device
Malposition of muscle graft
Malposition of right femur internal fixation device
Malposition of right fibula internal fixation device
Malposition of right finger internal fixation device
Malposition of right foot internal fixation device
Malposition of right hand internal fixation device
Malposition of right humerus internal fixation device
Malposition of right radius internal fixation device
Malposition of right tibia internal fixation device
Malposition of right toe internal fixation device
Malposition of right ulna internal fixation device
Malposition of tendon graft
Mechanical breakdown of internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of internal orthopedic device, implant AND/OR graft
Mechanical breakdown of left femur internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of left fibula internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of left finger internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of left foot internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of left hand internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of left humerus internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of left radius internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of left tibia internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of left toe internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of left ulna internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of muscle graft
Mechanical breakdown of right femur internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of right fibula internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of right finger internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of right foot internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of right hand internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of right humerus internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of right radius internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of right tibia internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of right toe internal fixation device
Mechanical breakdown of right ulna internal fixation device
Mechanical complication of cartilage graft
Mechanical complication of graft of bone, cartilage, muscle AND/OR tendon
Mechanical complication of internal fixation device such as nail, plate AND/OR rod
Mechanical complication of internal nail fixing device
Mechanical complication of internal orthopedic device
Mechanical complication of internal plate fixing device
Mechanical complication of internal rod fixation device
Mechanical complication of muscle graft
Mechanical complication of tendon graft
Muscle graft mechanical breakdown
Nonunion of bone graft
Nonunion of spinal fusion
Prominence of intramedullary nail
Prominence of plate
Prominence of screw
Prominence of spinal fixation device
Prominence of wire
Right femur internal fixation device malposition
Right femur internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Right fibula internal fixation device malposition
Right fibula internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Right finger internal fixation device malposition
Right finger internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Right foot internal fixation device malposition
Right foot internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Right hand internal fixation device malposition
Right hand internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Right humerus internal fixation device malposition
Right humerus internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Right radius internal fixation device malposition
Right radius internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Right tibia internal fixation device malposition
Right tibia internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Right toe internal fixation device malposition
Right toe internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Right ulna internal fixation device malposition
Right ulna internal fixation device mechanical breakdown
Soft tissue graft or flap or repair failure
Spine implant failure
Tendon graft mechanical breakdown
Vertebral internal fixation device malposition
Vertebral internal fixation device mechanical breakdown

996.49 Excludes

mechanical complication of prosthetic joint implant (996.41-996.46)

Applies To

Breakage of internal fixation device in bone
Dislocation of internal fixation device in bone

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 996.49:

Complications
- arthroplasty (see also Complications, prosthetic joint) 996.49
- external (fixation) device with internal component(s) NEC 996.78
  - infection or inflammation 996.67
  - mechanical 996.49
- mechanical
  - anastomosis - see Complications, mechanical, graft
  - artificial heart 996.09
  - bypass - see Complications, mechanical, graft
  - catheter NEC 996.59
    - cardiac 996.09
    - cystostomy 596.82
    - dialysis (hemodialysis) 996.1
      - peritoneal 996.56
    - during a procedure 998.2
    - urethral, indwelling 996.31
  - colostomy 569.62
  - device NEC 996.59
    - balloon (counterpulsation), intra-aortic 996.1
    - cardiac 996.00
      - automatic implantable defibrillator 996.04
      - long-term effect 429.4
      - specified NEC 996.09
    - contraceptive, intrauterine 996.32
    - counterpulsation, intra-aortic 996.1
    - fixation, external, with internal components 996.49
    - fixation, internal (nail, rod, plate) 996.40
    - genitourinary 996.30
      - specified NEC 996.39
    - insulin pump 996.57
    - nervous system 996.2
    - orthopedic, internal 996.40
      - prosthetic joint (see also Complications, mechanical, device, orthopedic, prosthetic, joint) 996.47
    - prosthetic NEC 996.59
      - joint 996.47
        articular bearing surface wear 996.46
        aseptic loosening 996.41
        breakage 996.43
        dislocation 996.42
        failure 996.47
        fracture 996.43
        around prosthetic 996.44
        peri-prosthetic 996.44
        instability 996.42
        loosening 996.41
        peri-prosthetic osteolysis 996.45
        subluxation 996.42
        wear 996.46
    - umbrella, vena cava 996.1
    - vascular 996.1
  - dorsal column stimulator 996.2
  - electrode NEC 996.59
    - brain 996.2
    - cardiac 996.01
    - spinal column 996.2
  - enterostomy 569.62
  - esophagostomy 530.87
  - fistula, arteriovenous, surgically created 996.1
  - gastrostomy 536.42
  - graft NEC 996.52
    - aortic (bifurcation) 996.1
    - aortocoronary bypass 996.03
    - blood vessel NEC 996.1
    - bone 996.49
    - cardiac 996.00
    - carotid artery bypass 996.1
    - cartilage 996.49
    - corneal 996.51
    - coronary bypass 996.03
    - decellularized allodermis 996.55
    - genitourinary 996.30
      - specified NEC 996.39
    - muscle 996.49
    - nervous system 996.2
    - organ (immune or nonimmune cause) 996.80
      - heart 996.83
      - intestines 996.87
      - kidney 996.81
      - liver 996.82
      - lung 996.84
      - pancreas 996.86
      - specified NEC 996.89
    - orthopedic, internal 996.49
    - peripheral nerve 996.2
    - prosthetic NEC 996.59
    - skin 996.52
      - artificial 996.55
    - specified NEC 996.59
    - tendon 996.49
    - tissue NEC 996.52
    - tooth 996.59
    - ureter, without mention of resection 996.39
    - vascular 996.1
  - heart valve prosthesis 996.02
    - long-term effect 429.4
  - implant NEC 996.59
    - cardiac 996.00
      - automatic implantable defibrillator 996.04
      - long-term effect 429.4
      - specified NEC 996.09
    - electrode NEC 996.59
      - brain 996.2
      - cardiac 996.01
      - spinal column 996.2
    - genitourinary 996.30
    - nervous system 996.2
    - orthopedic, internal 996.49
    - prosthetic NEC 996.59
      - in
        bile duct 996.59
        breast 996.54
        chin 996.59
        eye
        ocular lens 996.53
        orbital globe 996.59
    - vascular 996.1
  - insulin pump 996.57
  - nonabsorbable surgical material 996.59
  - pacemaker NEC 996.59
    - brain 996.2
    - cardiac 996.01
    - nerve (phrenic) 996.2
  - patch - see Complications, mechanical, graft
  - prosthesis NEC 996.59
    - bile duct 996.59
    - breast 996.54
    - chin 996.59
    - ocular lens 996.53
    - reconstruction, vas deferens 996.39
  - reimplant NEC 996.59
    - extremity (see also Complications, reattached, extremity) 996.90
    - organ (see also Complications, transplant, organ, by site) 996.80
  - repair - see Complications, mechanical, graft
  - respirator [ventilator] V46.14
  - shunt NEC 996.59
    - arteriovenous, surgically created 996.1
    - ventricular (communicating) 996.2
  - stent NEC 996.59
  - tracheostomy 519.02
  - vas deferens reconstruction 996.39
  - ventilator [respirator] V46.14
Failure, failed
- fusion (joint) (spinal) 996.49

996.47

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996.5

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