M16.51 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right hip

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from M16.5 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip

Applicable to

• Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip NOS

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 715.25 Osteoarthrosis, localized, secondary, pelvic region and thigh (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M16.51

Back-references to M16.5

• Type 1 Excludes: M12.5 Traumatic arthropathy ("post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip (M16.4-M16.5)")

Back-references to M16

• Type 1 Excludes: M12 Other and unspecified arthropathy ("arthrosis (M15-M19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M13 Other arthritis ("arthrosis (M15-M19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M13 Other arthritis ("osteoarthritis (M15-M19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M13.8 Other specified arthritis ("osteoarthritis (M15-M19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M15 Polyosteoarthritis ("bilateral involvement of single joint (M16-M19)")

Nearby codes

• M16.31 Unilateral osteoarthritis resulting from hip dysplasia, right hip
• M16.32 Unilateral osteoarthritis resulting from hip dysplasia, left hip
• M16.4 Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip
• M16.5 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip
• M16.50 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified hip
• M16.51 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right hip (this code)
• M16.52 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left hip
• M16.6 Other bilateral secondary osteoarthritis of hip
• M16.7 Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of hip
• M16.9 Osteoarthritis of hip, unspecified