AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4; VOLUME 3 NEW/REVISED CODES
Hip Replacement Implant Bearing Surfaces
Effective October 1, 2005 unique codes have been created to identify the different types of bearing surface materials used in hip prosthetic implants such as metal on polyethylene bearing surface (00.74), metal-on-metal bearing surface (00.75) and, ceramic-on-ceramic bearing surface (00.76).Codes 00.74, 00.75 and 00.76 should be assigned as additional procedures, if the specific type of bearing surface is known. These codes may be used for hip replacement procedures (81.51 and 81.52) or revision of hip replacement procedures (81.53, 00.70-00.73). Prior to the creation of these codes information...
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