M85.12

Skeletal fluorosis, upper arm

Non-billable header

M85.12 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M85)

  • 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 M85)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M85)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M85)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M85)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M85)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M85)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M85)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M85)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M85)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M85)

Also known as

  • Fluorosis, skeletal, upper arm

Parent code

  • M85.1Skeletal fluorosisHeader

More specific codes M85.12

  • M85.121Skeletal fluorosis, right upper armBillable
  • M85.122Skeletal fluorosis, left upper armBillable
  • M85.129Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified upper armBillable

Related codes

  • M85.10Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified siteBillable
  • M85.11Skeletal fluorosis, shoulderHeader
  • M85.13Skeletal fluorosis, forearmHeader
  • M85.14Skeletal fluorosis, handHeader
  • M85.15Skeletal fluorosis, thighHeader
  • M85.16Skeletal fluorosis, lower legHeader
  • M85.17Skeletal fluorosis, ankle and footHeader
  • M85.18Skeletal fluorosis, other siteBillable
  • M85.19Skeletal fluorosis, multiple sitesBillable

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