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Table 1 ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes used to detect primary total hip or total knee replacement

From: Use of routine hospital morbidity data together with weight and height of patients to predict in-hospital complications following total joint replacement

ICD version

Code

Description of procedure

ICD-9-CM

81.51

Total hip replacement

 

81.54

Total knee replacement

ICD-10-AM*

49318-00

Total arthroplasty of hip, unilateral

 

49319-00

Total arthroplasty of hip, bilateral

 

49518-00

Total arthroplasty of knee, unilateral

 

49519-00

Total arthroplasty of knee, bilateral

 

49521-00

Total arthroplasty of knee with bone graft to femur, unilateral

 

49521-01

Total arthroplasty of knee with bone graft to femur, bilateral

 

49521-02

Total arthroplasty of knee with bone graft to tibia, unilateral

 

49521-03

Total arthroplasty of knee with bone graft to tibia, bilateral

 

49524-00

Total arthroplasty of knee with bone graft to femur and tibia, unilateral

 

49524-01

Total arthroplasty of knee with bone graft to femur and tibia, bilateral

 

49534-01

Total replacement arthroplasty of patellofemoral joint of knee

  1. *The ICD-10 codes were based on those listed in the database.