ICD-9 Code: ‘8446’ Procedure - Fit below knee prosthes (Fitting of prosthesis below knee) Tweet: Change Text Size . (Fitting of prosthesis below knee) Full code's title: Similar ICD-9 Codes. 8445 (Procedure) — Fit above knee prosthes (Fitting of prosthesis above knee) HTML | TXT | ⇒ Mapping. 8006 (Procedure) — Arth/pros rem wo re-knee (Arthrotomy for removal of .

Date: August 1, 2013 at 12:58 PM Subject: ICD-10 fitting codes? I found the following diagnosis codes in the latest update of the ICD-10 code set. They are grouped in amongst . 8445 Fitting of prosthesis above knee Fit above knee prosthes 8446 Fitting of prosthesis below knee Fit below knee prosthes 8447 Fitting of prosthesis of leg, not otherwise specified

. disease or a congenital condition. Note: . Knee disarticulation (or through knee) prostheses [includes codes L5150, L5160] L5200-L5230: Above knee prostheses [includes codes L5200, L5210, L5220, L5230] L5250-L5270: Hip disarticulation prostheses [includes codes L5250, L5270] L5280: Hemipelvectomy, Canadian type: molded socket, hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, SACH foot:

Cost analysis reveals that a sophisticated above-knee prosthesis will be about $1 million in 45 years, given only annual cost of living . Formation of thermoplastic sheet around the model – This is then used to test the fit of the prosthetic; Formation of . and Alzheimer's disease. The recent field of Assistive Technology for Cognition concerns the development of technologies to augment human cognition. Scheduling devices such as Neuropage remind users with memory .

Those with above-knee amputations ought to be less . A review of 157 patients with lower extremity amputations from a North Carolina hospital showed that all but 28 were fit with prostheses. Of the people who received prostheses, eighty-eight used them to walk while . the prognosis for prosthetic success is more controversial for people who experience serious disease like a stroke before being fit with prostheses. One study of amputees (Harris, van Schie, Carroll, Deathe .

. complaints have centered on prosthetic fit and the bulbous shape of the end of the residual limb. Dr. S. Perry Rogers was an orthopedic surgeon who, I'm told, also had a knee disarticulation from a war injury. Dr. . titled Function after through-knee compared with below-knee and above-knee amputation . “It's better when it's better and it's not when it's not. .

The above-knee (AK) suction sock suspension appears to provide a very functional, . Suction Sock Suspension for Above-Knee Prostheses Charles J. Dietzen, M.D. Jerald Harshberger, C.P. Rama D. Pidikiti, M.D. . poor balance, decreased manual dexterity and/or other systemic diseases that preclude the exertion needed to don the prosthesis, i.e., heart or lung disease (1).

. population have led to a steady increase in the number of failed TJR’s Problem with Current ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes Currently, all failed TJR’s are coded . etc. 996.6 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis Problem with Current ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes New technologies . Total Hip Replacement Femoral head impaction Anatomy—Knee Knee Replacement—Implants Knee Replacement—Bone Cuts Knee Replacement—Implants Knee Replacement .

Transfemoral (Above Knee) Amputation By Mark T. Maguire, CPO & John Boldt, CPO Prosthetic Rehabilitation Manual The contents of this document were created by Advanced Prosthetics Center, LLC.