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M12.472

Billable

Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left ankle and foot

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 ankle and foot joints due to fluid accumulation that comes and goes over time.

Coding Tips

  • •This code includes both ankle and foot on the left side as a single entity
  • •Distinguish from M12.471 (right) and M12.479 (unspecified)

Code Hierarchy

└M12Other and unspecified arthropathy└M12.4Intermittent hydrarthrosis└M12.47Intermittent hydrarthrosis, ankle and foot└M12.472Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left ankle and foot
└M12.472Intermittent hydrarthrosis, left ankle and foot

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