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  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 13
  4. Section M05-M14
  5. Code M12

ICD-10-CM Code M12
Other and unspecified arthropathy

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code M12 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of M12 that describes the diagnosis 'other and unspecified arthropathy' in more detail.

Coding Notes for M12 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Arthrosis - instead, use Section M15-M19
Cricoarytenoid arthropathy - instead, use code J38.7

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M12 - Other and unspecified arthropathy'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M12. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Arthropathy (see: Arthritis)

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