ARTHROPATHIES AND RELATED DISORDERS (710-719)
Excludes:
disorders of spine (720.0-724.9)
715 Osteoarthrosis and allied disorders
Note:
Localized, in the subcategories below, includes bilateral involvement of the same site.
Includes:
arthritis or polyarthritis:
degenerative
hypertrophic
degenerative joint disease
osteoarthritis
Excludes:
Marie-Strümpell spondylitis (720.0)
osteoarthrosis [osteoarthritis] of spine (721.0-721.9)
The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with category 715; valid digits are in [brackets] under each code. see list at beginning of chapter for definitions:
0 site unspecified
1 shoulder region
2 upper arm
3 forearm
4 hand
5 pelvic region and thigh
6 lower leg
7 ankle and foot
8 other specified sites
9 multiple sites
[0,4,9]
Degenerative joint disease, involving multiple joints
Primary generalized hypertrophic osteoarthrosis
[0-8]
Localized osteoarthropathy, idiopathic

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