Apatient is treated by an orthopedic surgeon for primary osteoarthritis of the knee, what is the icd-10-cm code

The code is M17

Explanation:

Osteoarthritis is a frequent and important cause of knee pain and disability in older adults. In the face of a person with a clinical condition of osteoarthritis, the severity of pain and the effect of osteoarthritis on the individual's function, quality of life, profession, mood, relationships and leisure activities should be evaluated.

Within the ICD-10-CM coding system primary knee osteoarthritis has the code M17, which can be divided into M17.0 (bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee) and M17.1 (unilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee)

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