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M12.452

Billable

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left 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 left hip joint due to fluid accumulation that comes and goes periodically.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify laterality is documented as left hip in the medical record before assigning this code
  • •Distinguish from M12.451 (right hip) and M12.459 (unspecified hip) based on clinical documentation

Code Hierarchy

└M12Other and unspecified arthropathy└M12.4Intermittent hydrarthrosis└M12.45Intermittent hydrarthrosis, hip└M12.452Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left hip
└M12.452Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left hip

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