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996.66 - Infection And Inflammatory Reaction Due To Internal Joint Prosthesis


The ICD 9 Code for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis is listed as 996.66.
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: 996.66
Long Description: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis
Short Description: React-inter joint prost
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care, Not Elsewhere Classified (996-999)
Related Descriptions: Arthritis of temporomandibular joint due to internal joint prosthesis
Infection of total ankle joint prosthesis
Infection of total hip joint prosthesis
Infection of total knee joint prosthesis
Infection of total shoulder joint prosthesis
Infection of unicondylar knee joint prosthesis
Prosthetic joint infection
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: T84.50XA - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to unspecified internal joint prosthesis, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 996.66:
996.60 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to unspecified device, implant, and graft
996.61 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac device, implant, and graft
996.62 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other vascular device, implant, and graft
996.63 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nervous system device, implant, and graft
996.64 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urinary catheter
996.65 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other genitourinary device, implant, and graft
996.67 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft
996.68 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to peritoneal dialysis catheter
996.69 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic device, implant, and graft