M12

Other and unspecified arthropathy

Non-billable header

M12 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • 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

  • M12.0Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud]Header
  • M12.1Kaschin-Beck diseaseHeader
  • M12.2Villonodular synovitis (pigmented)Header
  • M12.3Palindromic rheumatismHeader
  • M12.4Intermittent hydrarthrosisHeader
  • M12.5Traumatic arthropathyHeader
  • M12.8Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • M12.9Arthropathy, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • M05Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factorHeader
  • M06Other rheumatoid arthritisHeader
  • M07Enteropathic arthropathiesHeader
  • M08Juvenile arthritisHeader
  • M1AChronic goutNeeds 7th char
  • M10GoutHeader
  • M11Other crystal arthropathiesHeader
  • M13Other arthritisHeader
  • M14Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhereHeader

Browse