M17.5
M17.5: Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
M17.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check M17.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Secondary osteoarthritis of knee NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
M17.5 is named in 31 Medicare coverage policies: 23 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›unilateral›secondary NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.