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M12.451

Billable

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right hip

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 hip joint due to fluid accumulation that comes and goes periodically.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify right hip is documented in the clinical record
  • •Hip hydrarthrosis may be associated with underlying joint pathology; review for additional diagnoses

Code Hierarchy

└M12Other and unspecified arthropathy└M12.4Intermittent hydrarthrosis└M12.45Intermittent hydrarthrosis, hip└M12.451Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right hip
└M12.451Intermittent hydrarthrosis, right hip

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