ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M05-M1A Inflammatory polyarthropathies
M12- Other and unspecified arthropathy
2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M12.422

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M12.422

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left elbow

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2020

Billable/Specific Code

M12.422 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM M12.422 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M12.422 - other international versions of ICD-10 M12.422 may differ.

The following code(s) above M12.422 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 M12.422:

M00-M99
2020 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
M12
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M12
Other and unspecified arthropathy
Type 1 Excludes
- arthrosis (M15-M19)
- cricoarytenoid arthropathy (J38.7)
Other and unspecified arthropathy

Approximate Synonyms

Hydrarthrosis of left elbow, intermittent
Intermittent hydrarthrosis of left elbow

ICD-10-CM M12.422 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

553 Bone diseases and arthropathies with mcc
554 Bone diseases and arthropathies without mcc

Convert M12.422 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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M12.422

M12.38 …… other specified site

M12.39 …… multiple sites

M12.4 Intermittent hydrarthrosis

M12.40 …… unspecified site

M12.41 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, shoulder

M12.411 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right shoulder

M12.412 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left shoulder

M12.419 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified shoulder

M12.42 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, elbow

M12.421 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right elbow

M12.422 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left elbow

M12.429 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified elbow

M12.43 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, wrist

M12.431 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right wrist

M12.432 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left wrist

M12.439 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified wrist

M12.44 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, hand

M12.441 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right hand

M12.442 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left hand

M12.449 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified hand

M12.45 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, hip

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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M12.422

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left elbow

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Other and unspecified arthropathy