Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), other specified site
Billable / specific
M12.28 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), vertebrae
Includes (from M12)
- 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-) (from M12)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M12)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M12)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M12)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M12)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M12)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M12)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M12)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M12)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M12)
Also known as
- Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), vertebrae
- Synovitis, villonodular, specified joint NEC
- Synovitis, villonodular, vertebrae
Parent code
- M12.2Villonodular synovitis (pigmented)Header
Related codes
- M12.20Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), unspecified siteBillable
- M12.21Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), shoulderHeader
- M12.22Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), elbowHeader
- M12.23Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), wristHeader
- M12.24Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), handHeader
- M12.25Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), hipHeader
- M12.26Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), kneeHeader
- M12.27Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), ankle and footHeader
- M12.29Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), multiple sitesBillable