Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, other specified site
Billable / specific
M12.88 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
- Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, 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
- Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, vertebrae
- Arthropathy, specified form NEC, specified joint NEC
- Arthropathy, specified form NEC, vertebrae
Parent code
- M12.8Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
Related codes
- M12.80Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, unspecified siteBillable
- M12.81Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, shoulderHeader
- M12.82Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, elbowHeader
- M12.83Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, wristHeader
- M12.84Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, handHeader
- M12.85Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, hipHeader
- M12.86Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, kneeHeader
- M12.87Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, ankle and footHeader
- M12.89Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, multiple sitesBillable