Find comprehensive information on Total Right Knee Replacement diagnosis, including clinical documentation requirements, ICD-10-CM and CPT codes, postoperative care, and healthcare reimbursement guidelines. This resource covers medical coding for TKR procedures, arthroplasty, osteoarthritis, and related complications, aiding accurate documentation for physicians, coders, and healthcare professionals. Learn about right knee implants, revision surgery, and best practices for optimizing clinical documentation integrity and compliance.
Also known as
Replacement of right knee joint
Total right knee replacement surgery.
Presence of right artificial knee
Indicates a patient has a right artificial knee joint.
Infection of right knee prosthesis
Complication of right knee replacement involving infection.
Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right
Osteoarthritis of the right knee, a common reason for replacement.
Follow this step-by-step guide to choose the correct ICD-10 code.
Is this a primary or revision TKR?
Primary
Any complications?
Revision
Stage of revision?
When to use each related code
Description |
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Total right knee replacement |
Right knee osteoarthritis |
Right knee pain post-surgery |
Incorrect code assignment for the specific implant used during the total knee replacement, leading to claim denials or underpayments.
Missing or unclear documentation specifying whether the right knee was replaced, causing coding and billing errors.
Inaccurate coding of intraoperative or postoperative complications, impacting reimbursement and quality reporting.
Patient presents with complaints of chronic right knee pain, stiffness, and functional limitation, consistent with severe osteoarthritis. Symptoms include pain exacerbated by weight-bearing activities, crepitus, limited range of motion, and morning stiffness lasting greater than 30 minutes. Conservative treatments such as physical therapy, NSAIDs, and viscosupplementation have failed to provide adequate relief. Radiographic imaging reveals significant joint space narrowing, osteophyte formation, and subchondral sclerosis in the right knee, confirming the diagnosis of osteoarthritis. After discussing risks and benefits, the patient elected to proceed with total right knee arthroplasty. The surgical plan includes right total knee replacement using a cemented prosthesis. Preoperative assessment includes medical history review, physical examination, laboratory studies including complete blood count and coagulation profile, and electrocardiogram. Patient education regarding postoperative care, including pain management, physical therapy, and potential complications such as infection, deep vein thrombosis, and prosthetic loosening, has been provided. The patient understands the procedure and provides informed consent. ICD-10 code M17.1 (primary osteoarthritis, right knee) and CPT code 27447 (total knee arthroplasty) are applicable. Keywords: right knee pain, knee osteoarthritis, total knee replacement, TKR, knee arthroplasty, joint replacement surgery, orthopedic surgery, postoperative rehabilitation, physical therapy, pain management, DVT prophylaxis, surgical complications, ICD-10 M17.1, CPT 27447, medical billing, coding, EHR documentation.