M19.12 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, elbow

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M19 Other and unspecified osteoarthritis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• polyarthritis (M15.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• arthrosis of spine (M47.-)
• hallux rigidus (M20.2)
• osteoarthritis of spine (M47.-)

Codes under M19.12

• M19.121 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right elbow
• M19.122 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left elbow
• M19.129 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified elbow

Code annotations containing back-references to M19.12

Back-references to M19.1

• Type 1 Excludes: M12.5 Traumatic arthropathy ("post-traumatic osteoarthritis NOS (M19.1-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M12.5 Traumatic arthropathy ("post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other single joints (M19.1-)")

Back-references to M19

• 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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M19.12

• Osteoarthritis › elbow › post-traumatic
• Osteoarthritis › post-traumatic NEC › elbow

Nearby codes

• M19.1 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other joints
• M19.11 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, shoulder
• M19.111 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right shoulder
• M19.112 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left shoulder
• M19.119 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified shoulder
• M19.12 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, elbow (this code)
• M19.121 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right elbow
• M19.122 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left elbow
• M19.129 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified elbow
• M19.13 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, wrist
• M19.131 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right wrist