M12.88 Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, other specified site

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, vertebrae

Applies from M12 Other and unspecified arthropathy

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Applies from M12.8 Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified

Applicable to

• Transient arthropathy

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 716.48 Transient arthropathy, other specified sites (approximate)
• 716.88 Other specified arthropathy, other specified sites (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for M12.88

• Arthropathy › specified form NEC › specified joint NEC
• Arthropathy › specified form NEC › vertebrae

Nearby codes

• M12.869 Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, unspecified knee
• M12.87 Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, ankle and foot
• M12.871 Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, right ankle and foot
• M12.872 Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, left ankle and foot
• M12.879 Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, unspecified ankle and foot
• M12.88 Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, other specified site (this code)
• M12.89 Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified, multiple sites
• M12.9 Arthropathy, unspecified