Reader Question:
Impingement of Ankle
Published on Mon Apr 01, 2002
Question: How should we code "impingement of the ankle"? Hawaii Subscriber Answer: Impingement is defined as "pressure transmitted from one tissue to the next." In the joints, this is usually soft-tissue irritation caused by compression from the bony structures. In the ankle, the condition is coded 726.79 (Enthesopathy of ankle and tarsus; other).