M12.5 Traumatic arthropathy

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• current injury-see Alphabetic Index
• post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint (M18.2-M18.3)
• post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip (M16.4-M16.5)
• post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee (M17.2-M17.3)
• post-traumatic osteoarthritis NOS (M19.1-)
• post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other single joints (M19.1-)

Applies from M12 Other and unspecified arthropathy

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under M12.5

• M12.50 Traumatic arthropathy, unspecified site
• M12.51 Traumatic arthropathy, shoulder
• M12.52 Traumatic arthropathy, elbow
• M12.53 Traumatic arthropathy, wrist
• M12.54 Traumatic arthropathy, hand
• M12.55 Traumatic arthropathy, hip
• M12.56 Traumatic arthropathy, knee
• M12.57 Traumatic arthropathy, ankle and foot
• M12.58 Traumatic arthropathy, other specified site
• M12.59 Traumatic arthropathy, multiple sites

Nearby codes

• M12.471 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right ankle and foot
• M12.472 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left ankle and foot
• M12.479 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, unspecified ankle and foot
• M12.48 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, other site
• M12.49 Intermittent hydrarthrosis, multiple sites
• M12.5 Traumatic arthropathy (this code)
• M12.50 Traumatic arthropathy, unspecified site
• M12.51 Traumatic arthropathy, shoulder
• M12.511 Traumatic arthropathy, right shoulder
• M12.512 Traumatic arthropathy, left shoulder
• M12.519 Traumatic arthropathy, unspecified shoulder