M12.42 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, elbow

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 M12.42

• M12.421 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right elbow
• M12.422 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left elbow
• M12.429 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified elbow

Code annotations containing back-references to M12.42

Back-references to M12.4

• Type 1 Excludes: M25.4 Effusion of joint ("intermittent hydrarthrosis (M12.4-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M12.42

• Hydrarthrosis › intermittent › elbow

Nearby codes

• M12.40 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified site
• M12.41 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, shoulder
• M12.411 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right shoulder
• M12.412 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left shoulder
• M12.419 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified shoulder
• M12.42 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, elbow (this code)
• M12.421 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right elbow
• M12.422 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left elbow
• M12.429 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified elbow
• M12.43 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, wrist
• M12.431 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right wrist