996.41 - Mechanical Loosening Of Prosthetic Joint

The ICD 9 Code for Mechanical loosening of prosthetic joint is listed as 996.41.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	996.41
Long Description:	Mechanical loosening of prosthetic joint
Short Description:	Mech loosening pros jt

Chapter:	Injury And Poisoning
Block:	Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care, Not Elsewhere Classified (996-999)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	T84.039A - Mechanical loosening of unspecified internal prosthetic joint, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 996.41:
996.40 - Unspecified mechanical complication of internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft
996.42 - Dislocation of prosthetic joint
996.43 - Broken prosthetic joint implant
996.44 - Peri-prosthetic fracture around prosthetic joint
996.45 - Peri-prosthetic osteolysis
996.46 - Articular bearing surface wear of prosthetic joint
996.47 - Other mechanical complication of prosthetic joint implant
996.49 - Other mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft