AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1992 First Quarter; Q & A

Pyogenic Arthritis with Bacterial Endocarditis (bilateral replacement of knee joint one year ago)

In your reply to a question regarding coding of arthritis associated with replacement of a knee prosthesis in First Quarter 1991 Coding Clinic, page 15, you advised that code 711.06, Pyogenic arthritis of lower leg, should he assigned. There was no mention in the question that the arthritis was pyogenic; would you explain the rationale for selecting this code? ...

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