ICD-10-CM Code M14.669
Charcot's joint, unspecified knee
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.M14.669 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of charcot's joint, unspecified knee. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code M146 is used to code Neuropathic arthropathy
Neuropathic arthropathy (or neuropathic osteoarthropathy), also known as Charcot joint (often "Charcot foot"), refers to progressive degeneration of a weight bearing joint, a process marked by bony destruction, bone resorption, and eventual deformity. Onset is usually insidious.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 713.5 |
A 68-year-old diabetic female on dialysis presented with a chronic right heel ulcer (3.4 cm X 3.1 cm) of greater than 3 months duration. Photograph of the wound after thorough wound bed preparation over the course of 2 weeks.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #553-554 - Bone diseases and arthropathies with MCC.
- DRG Group #553-554 - Bone diseases and arthropathies without MCC.
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider laterality specification
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code M14.669 and a single ICD9 code, 713.5 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: M14.66 - Charcot's joint, knee