Billable Medical Code for Pain in Joint, Lower Leg
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 719.46
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 719.46.
The Short Description Is: Joint pain-l/leg.
Known As
Chronic knee pain is also known as arthralgia (joint pain) of lower leg, arthralgia of knee less than three months, arthralgia of lower leg, arthralgia of the lower leg, knee joint pain, knee pain, knee pain < 3 months, L knee pain, left knee joint pain, left knee pain, left patellofemoral syndrome, pain in left knee, pain in right knee, patellofemoral syndrome, R knee pain, right knee joint pain, right knee pain, and right patellofemoral syndrome.
Chronic Knee Pain Definition and Symptoms
Chronic knee pain is any pain that occurs in or around the knee joint. The term chronic means it lasts or has lasted an extended period of time. It can be caused by ACL injuries, baker’s cyst, broken leg, gout, collateral ligament injury, or fibromyalgia. Symptoms include any pain that persists in or around the knee.