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ICD-9 coding of DJD I agree with using 715.96 for the knee. I am a physician coder also. I have been taught, if my physician does not specify localized then to default to the unspecified. I was taught to code exactly what the physician says.
The ICD-9 category used for this condition is dependent upon the site. 722.4 is the correct code for degenerative disease of the cervical intervertebral disc. 722.51 is the correct diagnosis code for thoracic degenerative disc disease. 722.52 is the accurate diagnosis code for DDD of the lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc. Other terms ...