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M17.30

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Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified knee

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Osteoarthritis of one knee that developed after a previous injury, but the specific knee (right or left) is not documented.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation; request clarification when possible
  • •This is less specific than M17.31 or M17.32; verify if laterality information is available

Code Hierarchy

└M17Osteoarthritis of knee└M17.3Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee└M17.30Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified knee
└M17.30Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified knee

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