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HomeICD-10 CodesM12
ICD-10-CM
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M12

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Coding Guidance
Coding Guidance M12 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Excludes 1
From
  • arthrosis ( M15-M19 )
  • cricoarytenoid arthropathy ( J38.7 )
Excludes 2
From
  • arthropathic psoriasis ( L40.5- )
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period ( P04-P96 )
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases ( A00-B99 )
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) ( T79 .A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ( O00- O9A )
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities ( Q00-Q99 )
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases ( E00-E88 )
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88 )
  • neoplasms ( C00-D49 )
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified ( R00-R94 )

More Specific Codes

M12.0
Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud] M12.0
M12.1
Kaschin-Beck disease M12.1
M12.2
Villonodular synovitis (pigmented) M12.2
M12.3
Palindromic rheumatism M12.3
M12.4
Intermittent hydrarthrosis M12.4
M12.5
Traumatic arthropathy M12.5
M12.8
Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified M12.8
M12.9
Arthropathy, unspecified M12.9
M00-M99
M00-M99 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov