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M12.431

Billable

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right wrist

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

What This Code Means

Intermittent swelling of the right wrist joint due to fluid accumulation that comes and goes periodically.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm right wrist is documented in the clinical record
  • •Hydrarthrosis of the wrist may be associated with rheumatologic conditions; review for additional diagnoses

Code Hierarchy

└M12Other and unspecified arthropathy└M12.4Intermittent hydrarthrosis└M12.43Intermittent hydrarthrosis, wrist└M12.431Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right wrist
└M12.431Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right wrist

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