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ICD-10-CM Code for Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), shoulder M12.21

ICD-10 code M12.21 for Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), shoulder is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .

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Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), shoulder

M12

Excludes1: arthrosis (M15-M19)
cricoarytenoid arthropathy (J38.7)

 
M12.21 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), shoulder
Child Code
Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), right shoulder
Child Code
Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), left shoulder
Child Code
Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), unspecified shoulder

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Diagnosis Coding help
[QUOTE="rmwinder, post: 459907, member: 7761"] Hi, about a year late...:) M46 is a category for "Other [U]Inflammatory[/U] Spondylopathies", and it looks like that is what one is supposed to select w... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis Coding help
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facet arthropathy
bhavana... I fell into that trap too. :) However, unless there is a specific [B]type[/B] of arthritis, Coding Clinic 2016, 4th quarter, instructs us to default to "osteoarthritis", M19.--. M46 categ... [ Read More ]
facet arthropathy
Our local MAC's LCD for facet joint injections and ablations (link below) instructs to use M12.88 for facet arthropathy. This code is also accessible via the ICD-10 index through this path: arthro... [ Read More ]
facet arthropathy
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facet arthropathy
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Capturing dx codes from problem list?
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