M17
Non-billableOsteoarthritis of knee
Osteoarthritis of knee
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Status
Non-billable / Header
Block
M15-M19
Child Codes
7
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- osteoarthritis of spine (M47.-)
Child Codes (7)
M17.0Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee
M17.1Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee
M17.2Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee
M17.3Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee
M17.4Other bilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee
M17.5Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee
M17.9Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Degenerative joint disease of kneeC0409959
- GonarthrosisC0409959
- Knee DJD (degenerative joint disease)C0409959
- Knee OsteoarthritidesC0409959
- Knee OsteoarthritisC0409959
- Knee osteoarthritisC0409959
- OA - Osteoarthritis of kneeC0409959
- OA kneeC0409959
- OS6C0409959
- OSTEOARTHRITIS OF KNEEC0409959
- OSTEOARTHRITIS SUSCEPTIBILITY 6C0409959
- Osteo arthritis kneesC0409959
- Osteoarthritis kneeC0409959
- Osteoarthritis kneesC0409959
- Osteoarthritis of KneeC0409959
- Osteoarthritis of kneeC0409959
- Osteoarthritis of knee (disorder)C0409959
- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecifiedC0409959
- Osteoarthritis of the KneeC0409959
- Osteoarthritis, KneeC0409959
- knee osteoarthritisC0409959
- knee osteoarthrosisC0409959
- osteoarthritis of kneeC0409959
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M17?
ICD-10-CM code M17 represents "Osteoarthritis of knee". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is M17 a billable code?
No, M17 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under M17.
What chapter is M17 in?
M17 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What are the subcategories under M17?
M17 has 7 child codes, including: M17.0 (Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee), M17.1 (Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee), M17.2 (Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee), M17.3 (Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee), and 3 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M17?
M17 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0409959. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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