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ICD-10-CM Codes
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M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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M20-M25
Other joint disorders
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M21-
Other acquired deformities of limbs
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M21.211
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M21.211
Flexion deformity, right shoulder
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
- M21.211 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M21.211 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M21.211 - other international versions of ICD-10 M21.211 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M21.211 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
M21.211:
- M00-M99
2022 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissueNote- 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 - M20-M25
2022 ICD-10-CM Range M20-M25
Other joint disorders - M21
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M21
Other acquired deformities of limbs
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- acquired absence of limb (Z89.-)
- congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73)
- congenital deformities and malformations of limbs (Q65-Q66, Q68-Q74)
Type 2 Excludes- acquired deformities of fingers or toes (M20.-)
- coxa plana (M91.2)
Other acquired deformities of limbs
Approximate Synonyms
- Flexion deformity of right shoulder
ICD-10-CM M21.211 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
- 564 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with mcc
- 565 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with cc
- 566 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses without cc/mcc
Convert M21.211 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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M21.211
M21.161 Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, right knee
M21.162 Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, left knee
M21.169 Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, unspecified knee
M21.17 Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, ankle
M21.171 Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, right ankle
M21.172 Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, left ankle
M21.179 Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, unspecified ankle
M21.21 Flexion deformity, shoulder
M21.211
Flexion deformity, right shoulder
M21.212 Flexion deformity, left shoulder
M21.219 Flexion deformity, unspecified shoulder
M21.22 Flexion deformity, elbow
M21.221 Flexion deformity, right elbow
M21.222 Flexion deformity, left elbow
M21.229 Flexion deformity, unspecified elbow
M21.23 Flexion deformity, wrist
M21.231 Flexion deformity, right wrist
M21.232 Flexion deformity, left wrist
M21.239 Flexion deformity, unspecified wrist
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.