ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M70-M79 Other soft tissue disorders
M72- Fibroblastic disorders
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M72.1

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M72.1

Knuckle pads

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Billable/Specific Code

M72.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M72.1 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M72.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 M72.1 may differ.

The following code(s) above M72.1 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to M72.1:

M00-M99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M72
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M72
Fibroblastic disorders
Type 2 Excludes
- retroperitoneal fibromatosis (D48.3)
Fibroblastic disorders

Approximate Synonyms

Bilateral knuckle pads
Left knuckle pads
Right knuckle pads

ICD-10-CM M72.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

557 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis with mcc
558 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without mcc

Convert M72.1 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M72.1:

Garrod's pad, knuckle M72.1
Knuckle pad M72.1 (Garrod's)
Pad, knuckle or Garrod's M72.1

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M72.1

M71.869 Other specified bursopathies, unspecified knee

M71.87 Other specified bursopathies, ankle and foot

M71.871 Other specified bursopathies, right ankle and foot

M71.872 Other specified bursopathies, left ankle and foot

M71.879 Other specified bursopathies, unspecified ankle and foot

M71.88 …… other site

M71.89 …… multiple sites

M71.9 Bursopathy, unspecified

M72 Fibroblastic disorders

M72.0 Palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren]

M72.1 Knuckle pads

M72.2 Plantar fascial fibromatosis

M72.4 Pseudosarcomatous fibromatosis

M72.6 Necrotizing fasciitis

M72.8 Other fibroblastic disorders

M72.9 Fibroblastic disorder, unspecified

M75 Shoulder lesions

M75.0 Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder

M75.00 Adhesive capsulitis of unspecified shoulder

M75.01 Adhesive capsulitis of right shoulder

M75.02 Adhesive capsulitis of left shoulder

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M72.1

Knuckle pads

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Fibroblastic disorders