Mrs. Jones, an established patient, is seen by the rheumatologist for repeated pain in her left knee due to osteoarthritis. Today she presents with pain and swelling. The rheumatologist performs an arthrocentesis of the left knee followed by injection of Dexa-Methasone sodium phosphate, 5 mg. No E/M service is performed. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):

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The correct ICD-10-CM code for osteoarthritis of the left knee is M17.12. The CPT code 20610 is used for arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa (e.g., shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa) without ultrasound guidance, which matches the procedure described. J1100 is the HCPCS code for Dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, and "5u" indicates the dosage used, which is 5 mg in this case. No E/M service was performed, so no E/M code is included.

Mrs Jones, an Established Patient, Is Seen by the Rheumatologist