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711.96 - Unspecified Infective Arthritis, Lower Leg


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified infective arthritis, lower leg is listed as 711.96.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 711.96
Long Description: Unspecified infective arthritis, lower leg
Short Description: Inf arthrit NOS-l/leg
Chapter: Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue
Block: Arthropathies And Related Disorders (710-719)
Related Descriptions: Reactive arthropathy of tibiofibular joint
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: M01.X69 - Direct infection of unspecified knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 711.96:
711.90 - Unspecified infective arthritis, site unspecified
711.91 - Unspecified infective arthritis, shoulder region
711.92 - Unspecified infective arthritis, upper arm
711.93 - Unspecified infective arthritis, forearm
711.94 - Unspecified infective arthritis, hand
711.95 - Unspecified infective arthritis, pelvic region and thigh
711.97 - Unspecified infective arthritis, ankle and foot
711.98 - Unspecified infective arthritis, other specified sites
711.99 - Unspecified infective arthritis, multiple sites