ICD-10-CM Code M20.0
Deformity of finger(s)
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 Code M20.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of M20.0 that describes the diagnosis 'deformity of finger(s)' in more detail.
- M20.0 Deformity of finger(s) NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code M200 is used to code Boutonniere deformity
Boutonniere deformity is a deformed position of the fingers or toes, in which the joint nearest the knuckle (PIP) is permanently bent toward the palm while the farthest joint (DIP) is bent back away (PIP flexion with DIP hyperextension). It is commonly caused by injury or by an inflammatory condition like rheumatoid arthritis, or genetic conditions like Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 736.21 |
Human hand bones (Joints visible but not labeled.)
Coding Notes for M20.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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." - Clubbing of fingers - instead, use code R68.3
- Palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren] - instead, use code M72.0
- Trigger finger - instead, use code M65.3
Parent Code: M20 - Acquired deformities of fingers and toes