M12.169 Kaschin-Beck disease, unspecified knee

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from M12 Other and unspecified arthropathy

Excludes1 (never code together)

• arthrosis (M15-M19)
• cricoarytenoid arthropathy (J38.7)

Applies from M12.1 Kaschin-Beck disease

Applicable to

• Osteochondroarthrosis deformans endemica

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 553-554 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 716.06 Kaschin-Beck disease, lower leg (approximate)

Nearby codes

• M12.152 Kaschin-Beck disease, left hip
• M12.159 Kaschin-Beck disease, unspecified hip
• M12.16 Kaschin-Beck disease, knee
• M12.161 Kaschin-Beck disease, right knee
• M12.162 Kaschin-Beck disease, left knee
• M12.169 Kaschin-Beck disease, unspecified knee (this code)
• M12.17 Kaschin-Beck disease, ankle and foot
• M12.171 Kaschin-Beck disease, right ankle and foot
• M12.172 Kaschin-Beck disease, left ankle and foot
• M12.179 Kaschin-Beck disease, unspecified ankle and foot
• M12.18 Kaschin-Beck disease, vertebrae