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Go Lateral for Correct Osteoarthritis Dx

Published on Mon Jul 05, 2021

Question: Notes indicate that the provider diagnosed a patient with posttraumatic osteoarthritis in their elbow. What is the correct ICD-10 code for this patient? Florida Subscriber Answer: The exact ICD-10 code you choose will depend on laterality. Choose from one of the following codes after checking to see if the provider indicated which elbow they treated: M19.121 (Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right [...]
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