T84.5: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis
You have experienced problems in your ankle due to an artificial joint replacement.
The artificial joint replacement has caused you problems or damage. The affected area has become inflamed in your case. There may then be some pain.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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