From: Economic burden of surgical site infections within the episode of care following joint replacement
Surgical site infection ICD-9 code | Description of infection | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|
99666 | Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis | 201 (49.88) |
99667 | Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft | 12 (2.98) |
99669 | Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic device, implant, and graft | 2 (0.5) |
99851 | Infected postoperative seroma | 21 (5.21) |
99859 | Other postoperative infection | 167 (41.44) |
Total | Â | 403 (100) |