Z96.652 ICD-10-CM Code: Presence of left artificial knee joint
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)
MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.
- MS-DRG 564 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH MCC (MDC 08)
- MS-DRG 565 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC (MDC 08)
- MS-DRG 566 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 08)
A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.
Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Z96.652 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
Code Also
Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.
- any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Z96.652 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- Z96.642 — Presence of left artificial hip joint
- Z96.643 — Presence of artificial hip joint, bilateral
- Z96.649 — Presence of unspecified artificial hip joint
- Z96.65 — Presence of artificial knee joint
- Z96.651 — Presence of right artificial knee joint
- Z96.653 — Presence of artificial knee joint, bilateral
- Z96.659 — Presence of unspecified artificial knee joint
- Z96.66 — Presence of artificial ankle joint
- Z96.661 — Presence of right artificial ankle joint
- Z96.662 — Presence of left artificial ankle joint