Painful Hardware 996.67

ICD-9

• 996.67 Complication due to internal orthopedic device
• 996.4 (mechanical complication of internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft.
• 996.78(other complications of internal orthopedic device / implant),
• 996.77(other complication of internal implant/device due to internal joint prosthesis)

CPT Codes

• CPT: 20670(removal of implant; superficial (buried wire, pin, rod):
• CPT: 20680(removal of implant;deep (buried wire, pin, screw, metal plate or rod)
• CPT: 20694(removal under anesthesia of external fixator)
• Through separate incision

Antibiotic Beads

• 11981 Insertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant
• 11982 Removal, non biodegradable drug delivery implant
• 11983 Removal with reinsertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant

Review References

• Busam ML, JAAOS 2006;14:113
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