M17.2
M17.2: Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral
M17.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- M12.5Traumatic arthropathy
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
M17.2 is named in 37 Medicare coverage policies: 29 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 8 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52369Billing and Coding: Arthroscopic Lavage and Arthroscopic Debridement for the Osteoarthritic Knee – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Osteoarthritis›knee›bilateral›post-traumatic
- Osteoarthritis›post-traumatic NEC›knee›bilateral
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.