ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M05-M1A Inflammatory polyarthropathies
M12- Other and unspecified arthropathy
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M12.462

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M12.462

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left knee

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Billable/Specific Code

M12.462 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 M12.462 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M12.462 - other international versions of ICD-10 M12.462 may differ.

The following code(s) above M12.462 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
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that may be applicable to M12.462:

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
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 knee, intermittent
Intermittent hydrarthrosis of bilateral knees
Intermittent hydrarthrosis of left knee

ICD-10-CM M12.462 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

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

Convert M12.462 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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M12.462

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

M12.451 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right hip

M12.452 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left hip

M12.459 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified hip

M12.46 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, knee

M12.461 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right knee

M12.462 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left knee

M12.469 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified knee

M12.47 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, ankle and foot

M12.471 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right ankle and foot

M12.472 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left ankle and foot

M12.479 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified ankle and foot

M12.48 …… other site

M12.49 …… multiple sites

M12.5 Traumatic arthropathy

M12.50 …… unspecified site

M12.51 Traumatic arthropathy, 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 M12.462

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left knee

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Other and unspecified arthropathy