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M11.229

Billable

Other chondrocalcinosis, unspecified elbow

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Calcium deposits in the cartilage of the elbow joint when the specific side (left or right) is not documented.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when documentation does not specify right or left elbow
  • •Attempt to obtain clarification from provider to assign the more specific right or left code

Code Hierarchy

└M11Other crystal arthropathies└M11.2Other chondrocalcinosis└M11.22Other chondrocalcinosis, elbow└M11.229Other chondrocalcinosis, unspecified elbow
└M11.229Other chondrocalcinosis, unspecified elbow

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