Orthopedic Coding Alert

Reader Question:

Impingement of Ankle

Question: How should we code "impingement of the ankle"?

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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).

 

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