M20

Acquired deformities of fingers and toes

Non-billable header

M20 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.

  • acquired absence of fingers and toes (Z89.-)
  • congenital absence of fingers and toes (Q71.3-, Q72.3-)
  • congenital deformities and malformations of fingers and toes (Q66.-, Q68-Q70, Q74.-)

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)
  • joints of the spine (M40-M54)

More specific codes M20

  • M20.0Deformity of finger(s)Header
  • M20.1Hallux valgus (acquired)Header
  • M20.2Hallux rigidusHeader
  • M20.3Hallux varus (acquired)Header
  • M20.4Other hammer toe(s) (acquired)Header
  • M20.5Other deformities of toe(s) (acquired)Header
  • M20.6Acquired deformities of toe(s), unspecifiedHeader

Related codes

  • M21Other acquired deformities of limbsHeader
  • M22Disorder of patellaHeader
  • M23Internal derangement of kneeHeader
  • M24Other specific joint derangementsHeader
  • M25Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

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