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. 2020 Nov 13;22:571–578. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.11.010

Complication rates of bilateral total hip versus unilateral total hip arthroplasty are similar

Travis R Flick 1,, Sione A Ofa 1, Akshar H Patel 1, Bailey J Ross 1, Fernando L Sanchez 1, William F Sherman 1
PMCID: PMC7688989  PMID: 33299269

Abstract

Objective

Utilize a nationwide database to identify and compare the differences between patient demographics and clinical outcomes for patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) and unilateral THA.

Methods

A nationwide administrative claims database was utilized; In-hospital, 90-day, and 1-year post-discharge rates of local and systemic complications were collected and compared with multivariate logistic regression.

Results

Incidence of prosthetic joint infection was significantly lower in the bilateral cohort. Length of stay was significantly shorter in the unilateral THA cohort.

Conclusion

Surgeons should consider simultaneous bilateral THA a safe and effective procedure for low risk patients with appropriate comorbidities.

Keywords: Total Hip Arthroplasty, Simultaneous, Unilateral, Outcomes, Length of Stay

1. Introduction

With the incidence of end-stage osteoarthritis expected to increase with the ageing population, total hip arthroplasty (THA) continues to improve the quality of life and help maintain independence in this patient population.1, 2, 3, 4 While THA remains one of the most successful orthopedic surgeries currently performed with a greater than 95% survival at 10 years postoperatively, there remains hesitancy amongst providers when considering a simultaneous bilateral THA (SimBTHA).2, 3, 4, 5 With the growing number of candidates for THA, the incidence of the procedure is predicted to increase to 635,000 procedures annually by 2030.5 This increase should directly translate into an increase in the number of candidates for bilateral THA.

A large proportion of patients who receive unilateral THA eventually require contralateral treatment as forty-two percent of patients with arthritis of the hip have bilateral disease.6, 7, 8 Earlier studies on SimBTHA demonstrated an association with increased blood loss, thromboembolic events, and cardiopulmonary issues.9 However, recent studies suggest SimBTHA can lead to overall reduced length of hospital stay, improved cost effectiveness, less anesthetic, and shorter total surgical time compared to staged procedures.10, 11, 12

With the increase in volume of THA expected and contrasting results regarding safety and outcomes of bilateral verses single THA, this study aimed to utilize a nationwide cohort to compare the differences in rates of local and systemic complications between patients receiving primary unilateral THA and primary SimBTHA. This data can assist physicians on deciding who is an appropriate candidate for SimBTHA and highlight which patients pose an increased odds risk for complications.

2. Methods

Patient records were queried from PearlDiver (PearlDiver Inc, Fort Wayne, IN, USA), a commercially available administrative claims database, using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision and Tenth Revision (ICD-9/ICD-10). This study used the MHip dataset which contains the medical records of two million THAs from 2010 through Q2 of 2018. It is inclusive of all payors. Institutional review board exemption was granted for this study due to the provided data being deidentified and compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

A retrospective cohort design was used to compare patients who received primary bilateral THA versus patients with a single primary THA. Patients were identified by ICD-10 codes rather than Current Procedural Technology (CPT) codes due to the former including temporal data detailing a patient's hospital course and allowing isolation of laterality while the latter does not. Exclusion criteria included patients with a pathologic or traumatic fracture, and those who had revision THA miscoded as a primary THA. Patients were placed into the “SimBTHA” cohort if they received a primary right and left THA simultaneously. “Unilateral THA” cohort patients were identified as having either a primary left or right THA, but not both simultaneously (Fig. 1). The ICD codes defining the study groups are provided in Appendix Table A1.

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Flow diagram of patients included in study. THA, total hip arthroplasty; Fx, fracture.

Each cohort was queried for basic demographic information, clinical characteristics, and hospital course data such as age, sex, hospital region, body mass index (BMI), length of stay (LOS), 90-day readmission rate, and Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). Regional data were categorized based on the United States Census Bureau classification of Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. Specific comorbidities queried from the database included the presence of a history of diabetes, anemia, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, other cardiac disease, immunocompromised status, liver disease, rheumatoid arthritis, depression, and tobacco use. An immunocompromised status was defined as a patient who had received an antineoplastic drug or immunologic agent in the year before their index procedure. A patient was classified as having “other cardiac disease” if they had a previous diagnosis of ischemic heart disease or coronary heart disease.

The incidences of postoperative joint and systemic complications between the two cohorts were then queried. Postoperative joint complications included prosthetic joint infection (PJI), periprosthetic fracture, hip dislocation, aseptic loosening, and other revision. PJI was defined by procedural codes that indicated a surgical intervention for a deep joint infection to exclude superficial wound complications that would have been included in diagnosis codes for PJI. Other revision was defined as aseptic revisions excluding those performed after periprosthetic fracture or hip dislocations. Each joint complication was examined at 90-days and 1-year postoperatively. The codes used to define postoperative joint complications are provided in Appendix Table A2.

Systemic complications investigated included lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, anemia (post hemorrhagic, iron deficiency from blood loss), acute renal failure, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular event (stroke, nontraumatic hemorrhage, occlusion of cerebral arteries), respiratory failure, pneumonia, acute mental status change, and urinary tract infection. Incidences of systemic complications were examined during the surgical encounter before discharge, and at 90-days postoperatively. Because the diagnosis of in-hospital anemia could not be specified as preoperative or postoperative, in-hospital transfusion rates were all queried. The codes used to define systemic complications are provided in Appendix Table A3.

Morphine milligram equivalents (MME) (USC-02211, USC-02212, USC-02214, USC-02221, USC-02222, USC-02231, USC-02232) were also queried for both cohorts in order to compare opiate consumption for pain management load between the two cohorts. Patients who received general anesthesia within the 1-year follow-up were excluded to account for opioid use due to additional procedures. The evaluation captured patients who had an opioid claim (a) between discharge and 90-days and (b) a subsequent claim between 90-days and 6-months (c) and a subsequent claim between 6-months and 1-year. Average MME was calculated directly in PearlDiver for each period.

All data analyses were performed using the R statistical software (R Project for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria) integrated into PearlDiver with an α level set to 0.05. Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared using chi-square analysis for categorical variables and Welch's t-test for continuous variables. Multivariate logistic regression adjusting for patient sex, age, CCI, BMI, and the presence of the comorbidities tobacco use and diabetes mellitus were used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for comparing rates of postoperative complications between the bilateral and unilateral THA cohorts.

3. Results

Between 2010 and Q2 of 2018 in the PearlDiver database, 185,123 primary total hip arthroplasty procedures were identified using ICD-10 procedural codes. After adjusting for exclusion criteria and dates for adequate follow up, this number decreased to 107,589, of which 106,859 (99.3%) patients received a primary unilateral THA and 730 (0.7%) patients received a SimBTHA (Fig. 1). Table 1 highlights SimBTHA had a greater proportion of males (Male: 53.3% vs 43.4%, p < .001), in the age range of <65 (75.3% vs 44.0%, p < .001), have a BMI less than 30 (16.9% vs 8.9%, p = .003), as well as a BMI between 30 and 40 (BMI 30–40: 70.2% vs 55.2%, p < .001) (Fig. 2.), and had a lower average burden of comorbidities (CCI: 0.64 vs 1.01, p < .001). Patients in the unilateral cohort had a shorter hospital length-of-stay (LOS: 2.61 vs 6.11, p < .001) and had higher rates of the following comorbidities: Diabetes 33.9% vs 22.1%, p < .001, Tobacco Use 26.0% vs 19.5%, p = .002, Congested Heart Failure 7.7% vs 2.2%, p < .001, Cardiac Disease 28.1% vs 14.7%, p < .001, COPD 26.6% vs 20.8%, p = .007, CKD 10.5% vs 4.4%, p < .001, Pre-operative anemia 28.4% vs 20.5%, p < .001.

Table 1.

Comparison of demographics and clinical characteristics of patients receiving THA.

Demographic Variable Bilateral Primary THA (n = 730) Unilateral Primary THA (n = 106,859) p
Sex, n (%)
Female 341 (46.7) 60,531 (56.7) <.001
Male 389 (53.3) 46,328 (43.4) <.001
Age, n (%)
<65 550 (75.3) 47,011 (44.0) <.001
65–79 180 (24.7) 59,940 (56.1) <.001
≥80 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) <.001
BMIa, n (%)
<30 21 (16.9) 1643 (8.9) 0.003
30–40 87 (70.2) 10,200 (55.2) <.001
≥40 16 (12.9) 6620 (35.9) <.001
CCI, mean ± SD 0.64 ± 1.36 1.01 ± 1.72 <.001
Specific Comorbidities, n (%)
Tobacco use 142 (19.5) 27,807 (26.0) 0.002
Rheumatoid Arthritis 39 (5.3) 5262 (4.9) 0.694
Liver Disease 61 (8.4) 11,178 (10.5) 0.105
Congestive Heart Failure 16 (2.2) 8201 (7.7) <.001
Cardiac Disease 107 (14.7) 29,969 (28.1) <.001
COPD 152 (20.8) 28,446 (26.6) 0.007
Chronic Kidney Disease 32 (4.4) 11,207 (10.5) <.001
Diabetes 161 (22.1) 36,240 (33.9) <.001
Pre-operative Anemia 150 (20.5) 30,300 (28.4) <.001
Immunocompromised 34 (4.7) 4062 (3.8) 0.290
Depression 154 (21.1) 26,775 (25.1) 0.058

THA, Total Hip Arthroplasty; BMI, Body Mass Index; CCI, Charlson co-morbidity Index.

a

BMI data were available for 17.0% of bilateral cases and 17.3% of unilateral cases.

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

BMI breakdown of SimBTHA and unilateral cohorts.

BMI, body mass index; THA, total hip arthroplasty.

LOS was significantly shorter in the unilateral THA cohort (LOS 2.61 vs. 6.11, p < .001). For the SimBTHA cohort, MME data was available for 409 (56.0%), 92 (12.6%), and 65 (9.9%) patients out of the original 730 patients at the 90-day, 6-month, and 1-year MME evaluation, respectively. For the unilateral THA cohort MME data was available for 56,341 (52.7%), 17,168 (16.1%), and 12,765 (12.0%) patients out of the original 106,859 patients at the 90-day, 6-month, and 1-year MME evaluation, respectively. There was not a statistically significant difference in MME at the 90-day, 6-month, or 1 year between the two cohorts.

For joint complications, incidence of PJI at 90-days and 1-year post-discharge was significantly lower in the SimBTHA cohort (PJI 90-day: OR 0.12, 95% CI 0.01–0.52; 1-year: OR 0.18, 95% CI 0.03–0.54). No other significant differences were found between the two cohorts at 90-days postoperatively and 1-year postoperatively Table 2. Rates of systemic complications during the inpatient hospital stay and at 90-days post-discharge were all insignificant between the two cohorts Table 3.

Table 2.

Ninety-day and 1-year comparison of joint complications.

Joint Complication Bilateral Primary THA (n = 730) Primary Unilateral THA (n = 106,859) ORa (95% CI)
Prosthetic Dislocation
90-day 1 (0.1) 157 (0.2) 1.11 (0.06–4.99)
1 yr 1 (0.1) 196 (0.2) 0.84 (0.05–3.74)
Prosthetic Joint Infection
90-day 1 (0.1) 1363 (1.3) 0.12 (0.01–0.52)
1 yr 2 (0.3) 1781 (1.7) 0.18 (0.03–0.54)
Periprosthetic Fracture
90-day 2 (0.3) 424 (0.4) 0.85 (0.14–2.65)
1 yr 2 (0.3) 587 (0.6) 0.62 (0.10–1.93)
Aseptic Loosening
90-day 1 (0.1) 272 (0.3) 0.59 (0.03–2.64)
1 yr 1 (0.1) 609 (0.6) 0.24 (0.01–1.07)
Prosthetic Revision
90-day 2 (0.3) 328 (0.3) 1.12 (0.18–3.50)
1 yr 2 (0.3) 443 (0.4) 0.79 (0.13–2.47)

THA, Total Hip Arthroplasty; OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

Adjusting for sex, age, BMI, diabetes, tobacco use, and CCI.

Table 3.

In-hospital and ninety-day comparison of systemic complications.

Systemic Complication Bilateral Primary THA (n = 730) Unilateral Primary THA (n = 106,859) ORa (95% CI)
Deep Vein Thrombosis
In-hospital 1 (0.1) 270 (0.3) 0.59 (0.04–2.65)
90-day 9 (1.2) 1781 (1.7) 0.86 (0.41–1.57)
Altered Mental Status
In-hospital 3 (0.4) 326 (0.3) 2.61 (0.80–6.17)
90-day 3 (0.4) 1026 (1.0) 0.56 (0.14–1.45)
Pulmonary Embolism
In-hospital 2 (0.3) 239 (0.2) 1.42 (0.23–4.46)
90-day 5 (0.7) 1005 (0.9) 0.87 (0.31–1.88)
Anemia
In-hospital 235 (32.2) 22,583 (21.1) 1.96 (1.67–2.29)
90-day 84 (11.5) 7866 (7.4) 1.99 (1.57–2.49)
Acute Renal Failure
In-hospital 11 (1.5) 2370 (2.2) 0.96 (0.49–1.65)
90-day 12 (1.6) 2323 (2.2) 1.11 (0.59–1.88)
Myocardial Infarction
In-hospital 0 (0.0) 231 (0.2) NA
90-day 5 (0.7) 540 (0.5) 1.93 (0.69–4.21)
Cerebrovascular Event
In-hospital 1 (0.1) 895 (0.8) 0.23 (0.01–1.02)
90-day 2 (0.3) 1778 (1.7) 0.23 (0.04–0.72)
Pneumonia
In-hospital 0 (0.0) 442 (0.4) 0.82 (0.14–2.57)
90-day 4 (0.6) 1465 (1.4) 0.78 (0.31–1.60)
Respiratory Failure
In-hospital 2 (0.3) 1021 (1.0) 0.65 (0.16–1.71)
90-day 3 (0.4) 1367 (1.3) 0.64 (0.20–1.51)
Urinary Tract Infection
In-hospital 11 (1.5) 1393 (1.3) 1.68 (0.86–2.92)
90-day 21 (2.9) 4574 (4.3) 0.96 (0.60–1.45)

THA, Total Hip Arthroplasty; OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

Adjusting for sex, age, BMI, diabetes, tobacco use, and CCI.

4. Discussion

The increasing demand for THA along with the predicted shortage of over 5000 orthopedic surgeons by 2025 in the United States is driving surgeons to be as efficient as possible.13 This present study suggests healthy, younger patients with bilateral osteoarthritis can undergo SimBTHA without significantly increasing their odds risk of systemic and joint complications relative to patients undergoing primary unilateral THA. Bilateral procedures in this study demonstrated a lower incidence of PJI at both 90-days and 1-year (PJI: 90-day OR 0.12; 1-year OR 0.18). At 90-days and 1-year, rates of all other joint complications were comparable for the two cohorts. Furthermore, rates of all systemic complications assessed during the in-hospital stay and at 90-days post-discharge were similar for both patient populations. However, patients in the SimBTHA cohort experienced a significantly longer average length of hospital stay (LOS: 2.61 vs. 6.11, p < .001). Additionally, SimBTHA patients were significantly younger (Age <65: 75.3% vs 44.0%, p = .003), had a lower CCI (CCI: 0.64 vs 1.01, p < .001), and were less likely to be classified as overweight or obese (BMI <30: 16.9% vs 8.9%, p < .001; BMI 30–40: 70.2% vs 55.2%, p < .001).

An inherent limitation in any administrative claims database study is the accuracy of the findings depends on the accuracy of codes in the database, which are subject to human error. Additionally, clinical data such as duration of surgery, blood loss, implant information, radiographic images, functional outcomes scores, and patient satisfaction could not be queried from the database such that this is limited to the identification of comorbidities and complications to the binary presence or absence of the factor. The use of ICD-10 codes drastically reduced the number of THAs in this study compared to the total amount of THAs performed during the time period studied; however, limiting the definition of THA to only ICD-10 codes allowed for greater precision as it details laterality and allowed for assessment of LOS. While confounders were reduced with the use of multivariate logistic regression, it is possible other confounders influenced the data.

It is important to note SimBTHA patient's demographics tended to be young males with a low CCI which aligns with recent studies.7,12,14 After adjusting for these factors, the present study found SimBTHA still had fewer PJIs at 90-days and at 1-year post-discharge. In 2015, Stavrakis et al. performed a 15-year review of 202,986 patients receiving THA of which 1.1% were SimBTHA and compared the outcomes versus unilateral; they reported no significant difference in PJIs.15 The results of both studies support the notion patients without notable preexisting conditions can undergo bilateral THA if indicated without an increased risk of PJI.

The present study does not, however, indicate SimBTHA is comparably as safe to unilateral THA across all ranges of patient demographics. Fewer patients in the SimBTHA cohort had a BMI >40 and a large majority were <65 years old when compared to the unilateral THA cohort. In a study analyzing outcomes of SimBTHA, Weinstein et al. demonstrated a higher risk of postoperative complications in patients >75 years old when compared younger patients.16 Moreover, this study emphasizes the importance of optimizing preoperative management and coordination between the surgeon and the patients primary care provider to reduce patient preoperative comorbidities and refine patient selection for bilateral versus unilateral THA accordingly.17,18

Furthermore, the present study found the LOS for SimBTHA was significantly longer than the unilateral cohort. Numerous studies align with this, showing SimBTHA having an extended LOS, however, recent reports have shown no association with increased LOS.14,15,19 While not evaluated in the current study, a common argument in support of SimBTHA is a shorter LOS when compared to a two-stage procedure. Parvizi demonstrated SimBTHA length of stay was significantly shorter than the two-staged THA.11 This improved efficiency can reduce the time patients spend in hospitals, which could reduce medical complications and healthcare spending.

The United States has a significant portion of patients using opioids and it has been documented opioid use can impact patient outcomes and morbidity following orthopedic procedures.20, 21, 22, 23, 24 Pivec et al. evaluated an opioid naïve cohort compared to patients on opioids prior to THA and reported the patients in the opiate cohort received significantly higher total daily opioid doses as inpatients and had longer hospital stays.21 Weick et al. demonstrated opioid naïve patients had significantly lower revision rates at 1 year and readmissions at 30-days postoperatively.24 With a majority of staged THAs occurring between 3 and 6 months apart,10,11 this could place patients at an increased risk of prolonged opiate use which has also been shown to increase dependence and abuse.21, 22, 23

5. Conclusion

Surgeons should consider simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty a safe and effective procedure for low risk patients with appropriate comorbidities. The identification of these patients and optimizing preoperative management could improve efficiencies and reduce recovery to one surgical event.

Author contributions

Travis Flick: writing, data curation, formal analysis, investigation. Sione Ofa: Data curation, formal analysis. Akshar Patel: writing, investigation. Bailey Ross: writing. Fernando L. Sanchez: Writing, validation. William Sherman: Supervision, writing, validation, formal anlaysis.

Funding

Authors declare they have not received grant support or research funding and do not have any proprietary interests in the materials described in this article.

Declaration of competing interest

The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Appendix A.

Table A1Codes used to evaluate for total hip arthroplasty

Primary THA Codes
ICD-10-P-0SR9019 ICD-10-P-0SRA039 ICD-10-P-0SRB0JZ ICD-10-P-0SRR0JZ
ICD-10-P-0SR901A ICD-10-P-0SRA03A ICD-10-P-0SRB0KZ ICD-10-P-0SRR0KZ
ICD-10-P-0SR901Z ICD-10-P-0SRA03Z ICD-10-P-0SRE009 ICD-10-P-0SRS019
ICD-10-P-0SR9029 ICD-10-P-0SRA07Z ICD-10-P-0SRE00A ICD-10-P-0SRS01A
ICD-10-P-0SR902A ICD-10-P-0SRA0J9 ICD-10-P-0SRE00Z ICD-10-P-0SRS01Z
ICD-10-P-0SR902Z ICD-10-P-0SRA0JA ICD-10-P-0SRE019 ICD-10-P-0SRS039
ICD-10-P-0SR9039 ICD-10-P-0SRA0JZ ICD-10-P-0SRE01A ICD-10-P-0SRS03A
ICD-10-P-0SR903A ICD-10-P-0SRA0KZ ICD-10-P-0SRE01Z ICD-10-P-0SRS03Z
ICD-10-P-0SR903Z ICD-10-P-0SRB019 ICD-10-P-0SRE039 ICD-10-P-0SRS0J9
ICD-10-P-0SR9049 ICD-10-P-0SRB01A ICD-10-P-0SRE03A ICD-10-P-0SRS0JA
ICD-10-P-0SR904A ICD-10-P-0SRB01Z ICD-10-P-0SRE03Z ICD-10-P-0SRS0JZ
ICD-10-P-0SR904Z ICD-10-P-0SRB029 ICD-10-P-0SRE0J9 ICD-10-P-0SRS0KZ
ICD-10-P-0SR907Z ICD-10-P-0SRB02A ICD-10-P-0SRE0JA
ICD-10-P-0SR90J9 ICD-10-P-0SRB02Z ICD-10-P-0SRE0JZ
ICD-10-P-0SR90JA ICD-10-P-0SRB039 ICD-10-P-0SRR019
ICD-10-P-0SR90JZ ICD-10-P-0SRB03A ICD-10-P-0SRR01A
ICD-10-P-0SR90KZ ICD-10-P-0SRB03Z ICD-10-P-0SRR01Z
ICD-10-P-0SRA009 ICD-10-P-0SRB049 ICD-10-P-0SRR039
ICD-10-P-0SRA00A ICD-10-P-0SRB04A ICD-10-P-0SRR03A
ICD-10-P-0SRA00Z ICD-10-P-0SRB04Z ICD-10-P-0SRR03Z
ICD-10-P-0SRA019 ICD-10-P-0SRB07Z ICD-10-P-0SRR07Z
ICD-10-P-0SRA01A ICD-10-P-0SRB0J9 ICD-10-P-0SRR0J9
ICD-10-P-0SRA01Z ICD-10-P-0SRB0JA ICD-10-P-0SRR0JA
Exclusion Codes for Hip
ICD-9-D-82021 ICD-10-D-S72141C ICD-10-D-S72001B ICD-10-D-M84559A
ICD-9-D-82011 ICD-10-D-S72064A ICD-10-D-S72146B ICD-10-D-M84559D
ICD-9-D-82020 ICD-10-D-S72043C ICD-10-D-S72012B ICD-10-D-M84559G
ICD-9-D-8209 ICD-10-D-S72142B ICD-10-D-S72002B ICD-10-D-M84559K
ICD-9-D-82031 ICD-10-D-S72051B ICD-10-D-S72101E ICD-10-D-M84559S
ICD-9-D-82013 ICD-10-D-S72044B ICD-10-D-S72012C ICD-10-D-M84659A
ICD-9-D-82030 ICD-10-D-S72142C ICD-10-D-S72009B ICD-10-D-M84659D
ICD-9-D-82010 ICD-10-D-S72052B ICD-10-D-S72051A ICD-10-D-M84659G
ICD-9-D-82019 ICD-10-D-S72046B ICD-10-D-S72019B ICD-10-D-M84659K
ICD-9-D-82012 ICD-10-D-S72143B ICD-10-D-S72002C ICD-10-D-M84659P
ICD-9-D-82032 ICD-10-D-S72061B ICD-10-D-S72101J ICD-10-D-M84659S
ICD-9-D-73314 ICD-10-D-S72091B ICD-10-D-S72052A
ICD-10-D-S72009C ICD-10-D-S72143C ICD-10-D-S72001C
ICD-10-D-S72062A ICD-10-D-S72063A ICD-10-D-S72102B
ICD-10-D-S72041B ICD-10-D-S72091C ICD-10-D-S72061A
ICD-10-D-S72109B ICD-10-D-S72144B ICD-10-D-M84459A
ICD-10-D-S72059A ICD-10-D-S72092B ICD-10-D-M84459D
ICD-10-D-S72042B ICD-10-D-S72066A ICD-10-D-M84459G
ICD-10-D-S72141B ICD-10-D-S72101B ICD-10-D-M84459K
ICD-10-D-S72065A ICD-10-D-S72145B ICD-10-D-M84459P
ICD-10-D-S72043B ICD-10-D-S72011B ICD-10-D-M84459S

Table A2.

Codes used to evaluate for Hip joint complications

Joint Infection
ICD-9-D-99667 ICD-10-D-T8451XS ICD-10-D-T8453XA ICD-10-D-T8454XD
ICD-9-D-99666 ICD-10-D-T8452XA ICD-10-D-T8453XD ICD-10-D-T8454XS
ICD-10-D-T8451XA ICD-10-D-T8452XD ICD-10-D-T8453XS
ICD-10-D-T8451XD ICD-10-D-T8452XS ICD-10-D-T8454XA
Periprosthetic Fracture
ICD-9-D-99644 ICD-10-D-M9711XA ICD-10-D-M9712XD ICD-10-D-T84042S
ICD-9-D-99644 ICD-10-D-M9711XD ICD-10-D-M9712XS ICD-10-D-T84043A
ICD-10-D-M9701XA ICD-10-D-M9711XS ICD-10-D-T84042A ICD-10-D-T84043D
ICD-10-D-M9702XA ICD-10-D-M9712XA ICD-10-D-T84042D ICD-10-D-T84043S
Aseptic Loosening
ICD-9-D-99641 ICD-10-D-T84030S ICD-10-D-T84032A ICD-10-D-T84033D
ICD-9-D-99641 ICD-10-D-T84031A ICD-10-D-T84032D ICD-10-D-T84033S
ICD-10-D-T84030A ICD-10-D-T84031D ICD-10-D-T84032S
ICD-10-D-T84030D ICD-10-D-T84031S ICD-10-D-T84033A
Prosthetic Dislocation
ICD-9-P-7975 ICD-10-P-0SS93ZZ ICD-10-P-0SSB44Z ICD-10-P-0SSCXZZ
ICD-9-P-7985 ICD-10-P-0SS944Z ICD-10-P-0SSBX4Z ICD-10-P-0SSD04Z
ICD-9-P-7976 ICD-10-P-0SS9X4Z ICD-10-P-0SSBX5Z ICD-10-P-0SSD0ZZ
ICD-9-P-7986 ICD-10-P-0SS9XZZ ICD-10-P-0SSBXZZ ICD-10-P-0SSDX5Z
ICD-10-P-0SS904Z ICD-10-P-0SSB04Z ICD-10-P-0SSC04Z ICD-10-P-0SSDXZZ
ICD-10-P-0SS905Z ICD-10-P-0SSB0ZZ ICD-10-P-0SSC0ZZ
ICD-10-P-0SS90ZZ ICD-10-P-0SSB34Z ICD-10-P-0SSC3ZZ
ICD-10-P-0SS934Z ICD-10-P-0SSB3ZZ ICD-10-P-0SSC4ZZ
Prosthetic Revision
ICD-9-P-0070 ICD-10-P-0SW909Z ICD-10-P-0SWA0JZ ICD-10-P-0SWB3JZ
ICD-9-P-0071 ICD-10-P-0SW90BZ ICD-10-P-0SWAXJZ ICD-10-P-0SWBXJZ
ICD-9-P-0072 ICD-10-P-0SW90JZ ICD-10-P-0SWB04Z
ICD-9-P-0073 ICD-10-P-0SW93JZ ICD-10-P-0SWB08Z
ICD-10-P-0SW904Z ICD-10-P-0SW9X8Z ICD-10-P-0SWB09Z
ICD-10-P-0SW908Z ICD-10-P-0SW9XJZ ICD-10-P-0SWB0JZ

Table A3.

Codes used to evaluate for systemic complications

Acute Renal Failure
ICD-9-D-5845 ICD-9-D-58081 ICD-10-D-N179 ICD-10-D-N004
ICD-9-D-5846 ICD-9-D-58089 ICD-10-D-N19 ICD-10-D-N005
ICD-9-D-5847 ICD-9-D-5809 ICD-10-D-N990 ICD-10-D-N006
ICD-9-D-5848 ICD-10-D-N170 ICD-10-D-N000 ICD-10-D-N007
ICD-9-D-5849 ICD-10-D-N171 ICD-10-D-N001 ICD-10-D-N008
ICD-9-D-5800 ICD-10-D-N172 ICD-10-D-N002 ICD-10-D-N009
ICD-9-D-5804 ICD-10-D-N178 ICD-10-D-N003
Anemia
ICD-9-D-2851 ICD-9-D-2800 ICD-10-D-D500 ICD-10-D-D62
Altered Mental Status
ICD-9-D-78097 ICD-10-D-R4182
Cerebrovascular Event
ICD-9-D-430 ICD-10-D-I610 ICD-10-D-I6320 ICD-10-D-I63442
ICD-9-D-431 ICD-10-D-I611 ICD-10-D-I6329 ICD-10-D-I63443
ICD-9-D-4320 ICD-10-D-I612 ICD-10-D-I658 ICD-10-D-I63449
ICD-9-D-4321 ICD-10-D-I613 ICD-10-D-I659 ICD-10-D-I6349
ICD-9-D-4329 ICD-10-D-I614 ICD-10-D-I6501 ICD-10-D-I6350
ICD-9-D-4359 ICD-10-D-I615 ICD-10-D-I6502 ICD-10-D-I63511
ICD-9-D-4358 ICD-10-D-I616 ICD-10-D-I6503 ICD-10-D-I63512
ICD-9-D-43300 ICD-10-D-I618 ICD-10-D-I6509 ICD-10-D-I63513
ICD-9-D-43301 ICD-10-D-I619 ICD-10-D-I6521 ICD-10-D-I63519
ICD-9-D-43310 ICD-10-D-I6200 ICD-10-D-I6522 ICD-10-D-I63521
ICD-9-D-43311 ICD-10-D-I6201 ICD-10-D-I6523 ICD-10-D-I63522
ICD-9-D-43320 ICD-10-D-I6202 ICD-10-D-I6529 ICD-10-D-I63523
ICD-9-D-43321 ICD-10-D-I6203 ICD-10-D-G458 ICD-10-D-I63529
ICD-9-D-43330 ICD-10-D-I629 ICD-10-D-G459 ICD-10-D-I63531
ICD-9-D-43331 ICD-10-D-I6302 ICD-10-D-I6330 ICD-10-D-I63532
ICD-9-D-43380 ICD-10-D-I6312 ICD-10-D-I63311 ICD-10-D-I63533
ICD-9-D-43381 ICD-10-D-I6322 ICD-10-D-I63312 ICD-10-D-I63539
ICD-9-D-43390 ICD-10-D-I651 ICD-10-D-I63313 ICD-10-D-I63541
ICD-9-D-43391 ICD-10-D-I63031 ICD-10-D-I63319 ICD-10-D-I63542
ICD-9-D-43400 ICD-10-D-I63032 ICD-10-D-I63321 ICD-10-D-I63543
ICD-9-D-43401 ICD-10-D-I63033 ICD-10-D-I63322 ICD-10-D-I63549
ICD-9-D-43410 ICD-10-D-I63039 ICD-10-D-I63323 ICD-10-D-I6359
ICD-9-D-43411 ICD-10-D-I63131 ICD-10-D-I63329 ICD-10-D-I636
ICD-9-D-43490 ICD-10-D-I63132 ICD-10-D-I63331 ICD-10-D-I638
ICD-9-D-43491 ICD-10-D-I63133 ICD-10-D-I63332 ICD-10-D-I639
ICD-10-D-I6000 ICD-10-D-I63139 ICD-10-D-I63333 ICD-10-D-I6601
ICD-10-D-I6001 ICD-10-D-I63231 ICD-10-D-I63339 ICD-10-D-I6602
ICD-10-D-I6002 ICD-10-D-I63232 ICD-10-D-I63341 ICD-10-D-I6603
ICD-10-D-I6010 ICD-10-D-I63233 ICD-10-D-I63342 ICD-10-D-I6609
ICD-10-D-I6011 ICD-10-D-I63239 ICD-10-D-I63343 ICD-10-D-I6611
ICD-10-D-I6012 ICD-10-D-I63011 ICD-10-D-I63349 ICD-10-D-I6612
ICD-10-D-I602 ICD-10-D-I63012 ICD-10-D-I6339 ICD-10-D-I6613
ICD-10-D-I6020 ICD-10-D-I63013 ICD-10-D-I6340 ICD-10-D-I6619
ICD-10-D-I6021 ICD-10-D-I63019 ICD-10-D-I63411 ICD-10-D-I6621
ICD-10-D-I6022 ICD-10-D-I63111 ICD-10-D-I63412 ICD-10-D-I6622
ICD-10-D-I6030 ICD-10-D-I63112 ICD-10-D-I63413 ICD-10-D-I6623
ICD-10-D-I6031 ICD-10-D-I63113 ICD-10-D-I63419 ICD-10-D-I6629
ICD-10-D-I6032 ICD-10-D-I63119 ICD-10-D-I63421 ICD-10-D-I668
ICD-10-D-I604 ICD-10-D-I63211 ICD-10-D-I63422 ICD-10-D-I669
ICD-10-D-I6050 ICD-10-D-I63212 ICD-10-D-I63423
ICD-10-D-I6051 ICD-10-D-I63213 ICD-10-D-I63429
ICD-10-D-I6052 ICD-10-D-I63219 ICD-10-D-I63431
ICD-10-D-I606 ICD-10-D-I6300 ICD-10-D-I63432
ICD-10-D-I607 ICD-10-D-I6309 ICD-10-D-I63433
ICD-10-D-I608 ICD-10-D-I6310 ICD-10-D-I63439
ICD-10-D-I609 ICD-10-D-I6319 ICD-10-D-I63441
Deep Vein Thrombosis
ICD-9-D-45340 ICD-10-D-I82403 ICD-10-D-I824Z9 ICD-10-D-I825Z1
ICD-9-D-45341 ICD-10-D-I82409 ICD-10-D-I82501 ICD-10-D-I825Z2
ICD-9-D-45342 ICD-10-D-I82491 ICD-10-D-I82502 ICD-10-D-I825Z3
ICD-9-D-45111 ICD-10-D-I82492 ICD-10-D-I82503 ICD-10-D-I825Z9
ICD-9-D-45119 ICD-10-D-I82493 ICD-10-D-I82509
ICD-9-D-45389 ICD-10-D-I82499 ICD-10-D-I82591
ICD-9-D-4539 ICD-10-D-I824Y1 ICD-10-D-I82592
ICD-9-D-4512 ICD-10-D-I824Y2 ICD-10-D-I82593
ICD-9-D-45350 ICD-10-D-I824Y3 ICD-10-D-I82599
ICD-9-D-45351 ICD-10-D-I824Y9 ICD-10-D-I825Y1
ICD-9-D-45352 ICD-10-D-I824Z1 ICD-10-D-I825Y2
ICD-10-D-I82401 ICD-10-D-I824Z2 ICD-10-D-I825Y3
ICD-10-D-I82402 ICD-10-D-I824Z3 ICD-10-D-I825Y9
Myocardial Infarction
ICD-9-D-41000 ICD-9-D-41041 ICD-9-D-41072 ICD-10-D-I2121
ICD-9-D-41001 ICD-9-D-41042 ICD-9-D-41060 ICD-10-D-I229
ICD-9-D-41002 ICD-9-D-41050 ICD-9-D-41061 ICD-10-D-I2101
ICD-9-D-41010 ICD-9-D-41051 ICD-9-D-41062 ICD-10-D-I221
ICD-9-D-41011 ICD-9-D-41052 ICD-10-D-I214 ICD-10-D-I220
ICD-9-D-41012 ICD-9-D-41080 ICD-10-D-I213 ICD-10-D-I228
ICD-9-D-41020 ICD-9-D-41081 ICD-10-D-I2119
ICD-9-D-41021 ICD-9-D-41082 ICD-10-D-I2109
ICD-9-D-41022 ICD-9-D-41090 ICD-10-D-I2129
ICD-9-D-41030 ICD-9-D-41091 ICD-10-D-I240
ICD-9-D-41031 ICD-9-D-41092 ICD-10-D-I2111
ICD-9-D-41032 ICD-9-D-41070 ICD-10-D-I2102
ICD-9-D-41040 ICD-9-D-41071 ICD-10-D-I222
Pneumonia
ICD-9-D-413 ICD-9-D-48232 ICD-9-D-4831 ICD-10-D-J150
ICD-9-D-4800 ICD-9-D-48239 ICD-9-D-4838 ICD-10-D-J1289
ICD-9-D-4801 ICD-9-D-48240 ICD-9-D-4841 ICD-10-D-J09X1
ICD-9-D-4802 ICD-9-D-48241 ICD-9-D-485 ICD-10-D-J851
ICD-9-D-4803 ICD-9-D-48242 ICD-9-D-486 ICD-10-D-J1001
ICD-9-D-4808 ICD-9-D-48249 ICD-9-D-4870 ICD-10-D-J1108
ICD-9-D-4809 ICD-9-D-48281 ICD-9-D-99731 ICD-10-D-J153
ICD-9-D-481 ICD-9-D-48282 ICD-9-D-99732 ICD-10-D-J122
ICD-9-D-4820 ICD-9-D-48283 ICD-10-D-J189 ICD-10-D-J1281
ICD-9-D-4821 ICD-9-D-48284 ICD-10-D-J188
ICD-9-D-4822 ICD-9-D-48289 ICD-10-D-J180
ICD-9-D-48230 ICD-9-D-4829 ICD-10-D-J151
ICD-9-D-48231 ICD-9-D-4830 ICD-10-D-J157
Pulmonary Embolism
ICD-9-D-41511 ICD-9-D-41519 ICD-10-D-I2609 ICD-10-D-I2782
ICD-9-D-41513 ICD-9-D-4162 ICD-10-D-I2699
Respiratory Failure
ICD-9-D-51853 ICD-9-D-51882 ICD-10-D-J9611 ICD-10-D-J9612
ICD-9-D-51851 ICD-10-D-J9601 ICD-10-D-J9602 ICD-10-D-J9692
ICD-9-D-51883 ICD-10-D-J9600 ICD-10-D-J9620 ICD-10-D-J95822
ICD-9-D-51884 ICD-10-D-J9690 ICD-10-D-J9622 ICD-10-D-J952
ICD-9-D-51881 ICD-10-D-J9621 ICD-10-D-J9691 ICD-10-D-J953
ICD-9-D-51852 ICD-10-D-J9610 ICD-10-D-J95821
Urinary Tract Infection
ICD-9-D-5990 ICD-10-D-N390

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