AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2004 Issue 3; Clarification

Osteoarthritis Status Post Hip Replacement

Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2004, page 15, advised to assign code 715.35, Osteoarthrosis, localized, not specified whether primary or secondary, pelvic region and thigh, as an additional diagnosis. Code 715.35 should not be assigned for osteoarthritis in the hip joint that was replaced, since the patient no longer has osteoarthritis in this joint after the hip replacement. If the patient still has osteoarthritis in other joints, such as the other hip, then the appropriate code from category 715 should be assigned. ...

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