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 M12.5

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M12.5

Traumatic arthropathy

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

M12.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M12.5 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M12.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 M12.5 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as M12.5. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

current injury-see Alphabetic Index
post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M18.2
Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joints
M18.2-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M18.3
Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint
Applicable To
- Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint NOS
M18.3
)
post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M16.4
Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip
M16.4-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M16.5
Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip
Applicable To
- Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip NOS
M16.5
)
post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M17.2
Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee
M17.2-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M17.3
Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee
Applicable To
- Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee NOS
M17.3
)
post-traumatic osteoarthritis NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M19.1
Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other joints
M19.1-
)
post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other single joints (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M19.1
Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other joints
M19.1-
)

The following code(s) above M12.5 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 M12.5:

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

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 M12.5

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

M12.511 Traumatic arthropathy, right shoulder

M12.512 Traumatic arthropathy, left shoulder

M12.519 Traumatic arthropathy, unspecified shoulder

M12.52 Traumatic arthropathy, elbow

M12.521 Traumatic arthropathy, right elbow

M12.522 Traumatic arthropathy, left elbow

M12.529 Traumatic arthropathy, unspecified elbow

M12.53 Traumatic arthropathy, wrist

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 M12.5

Traumatic arthropathy

Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joints

Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint

Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip

Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip

Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee

Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee

Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other joints

Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other joints

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Other and unspecified arthropathy