M12.4

Intermittent hydrarthrosis

Non-billable header

M12.4 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

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)

Parent code

  • M12Other and unspecified arthropathyHeader

More specific codes M12.4

  • M12.40Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified siteBillable
  • M12.41Intermittent hydrarthrosis, shoulderHeader
  • M12.42Intermittent hydrarthrosis, elbowHeader
  • M12.43Intermittent hydrarthrosis, wristHeader
  • M12.44Intermittent hydrarthrosis, handHeader
  • M12.45Intermittent hydrarthrosis, hipHeader
  • M12.46Intermittent hydrarthrosis, kneeHeader
  • M12.47Intermittent hydrarthrosis, ankle and footHeader
  • M12.48Intermittent hydrarthrosis, other siteBillable
  • M12.49Intermittent hydrarthrosis, multiple sitesBillable

Related codes

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

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