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Effusion of Joint Receives an Effusion of ICD-10 Codes

Published on Fri Aug 16, 2013

Focus on left, right for the new 2014 diagnoses. Joint effusion (not to be confused with joint fusion) is the painful increase of intra-articular fluid. This occurs because of trauma, inflammation, hematologic conditions, or infection. ICD-9-CM Codes: Currently, you should report this condition with: 719.00, Effusion of joint site unspecified 719.01, Effusion of joint of shoulder region 719.02, Effusion of [...]
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