M12.36 Palindromic rheumatism, knee

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 M12.36

• M12.361 Palindromic rheumatism, right knee
• M12.362 Palindromic rheumatism, left knee
• M12.369 Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified knee

Code annotations containing back-references to M12.36

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 M12.36

• Rheumatism (articular) (neuralgic) (nonarticular) › palindromic (any site) › knee

Nearby codes

• M12.349 Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified hand
• M12.35 Palindromic rheumatism, hip
• M12.351 Palindromic rheumatism, right hip
• M12.352 Palindromic rheumatism, left hip
• M12.359 Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified hip
• M12.36 Palindromic rheumatism, knee (this code)
• M12.361 Palindromic rheumatism, right knee
• M12.362 Palindromic rheumatism, left knee
• M12.369 Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified knee
• M12.37 Palindromic rheumatism, ankle and foot
• M12.371 Palindromic rheumatism, right ankle and foot