The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

M00-M99(Chapter 13)M25(Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified)M25.4(Effusion of joint)M25.46(Effusion, knee)

Excludes1

3 items

From M25.4:

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hydrarthrosis in yaws (A66.6)
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intermittent hydrarthrosis (M12.4-)
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other infective (teno)synovitis (M65.1-)

Excludes2

17 items

From M00-M99:

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arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
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certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
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certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
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complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
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endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
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injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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neoplasms (C00-D49)
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symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

From M25:

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abnormality of gait and mobility (R26.-)
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acquired deformities of limb (M20-M21)
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calcification of bursa (M71.4-)
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calcification of shoulder (joint) (M75.3)
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calcification of tendon (M65.2-)
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difficulty in walking (R26.2)
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temporomandibular joint disorder (M26.6-)

Notes

1 item

From M00-M99:

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Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

M25.462
Billable

Effusion, left knee

Billable Code

Referenced in Diagnoses

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From M25.4:

Excludes2

From M00-M99:

From M25:

Notes

From M00-M99:

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M25.462Billable

Effusion, left knee

Billable Code

Referenced in Diagnoses

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From M25.4:

Excludes2

From M00-M99:

From M25:

Notes

From M00-M99:

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M25.462
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