M12.34 Palindromic rheumatism, hand

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M12 Other and unspecified arthropathy

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under M12.34

• M12.341 Palindromic rheumatism, right hand
• M12.342 Palindromic rheumatism, left hand
• M12.349 Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified hand

Code annotations containing back-references to M12.34

Back-references to M12.3

• Type 1 Excludes: M67.3 Transient synovitis ("palindromic rheumatism (M12.3-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M79.0 Rheumatism, unspecified ("palindromic rheumatism (M12.3-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M12.34

• Rheumatism (articular) (neuralgic) (nonarticular) › palindromic (any site) › hand joint

Nearby codes

• M12.329 Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified elbow
• M12.33 Palindromic rheumatism, wrist
• M12.331 Palindromic rheumatism, right wrist
• M12.332 Palindromic rheumatism, left wrist
• M12.339 Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified wrist
• M12.34 Palindromic rheumatism, hand (this code)
• M12.341 Palindromic rheumatism, right hand
• M12.342 Palindromic rheumatism, left hand
• M12.349 Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified hand
• M12.35 Palindromic rheumatism, hip
• M12.351 Palindromic rheumatism, right hip