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M12.422

Billable

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left elbow

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

What This Code Means

Intermittent swelling of the left elbow joint due to fluid accumulation that comes and goes periodically.

Coding Tips

  • •Ensure documentation clearly indicates left elbow involvement
  • •This code is more specific than the unspecified version and should be used when laterality is known

Code Hierarchy

└M12Other and unspecified arthropathy└M12.4Intermittent hydrarthrosis└M12.42Intermittent hydrarthrosis, elbow└M12.422Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left elbow
└M12.422Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left elbow

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