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M12.442

Billable

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left hand

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 hand joints due to fluid accumulation that comes and goes periodically.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm left hand is documented in the medical record
  • •Hand hydrarthrosis may indicate inflammatory arthropathy; review for related diagnoses

Code Hierarchy

└M12Other and unspecified arthropathy└M12.4Intermittent hydrarthrosis└M12.44Intermittent hydrarthrosis, hand└M12.442Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left hand
└M12.442Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left hand

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