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M16.10 ICD-10-CM Code: Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, unspecified hip

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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) / Osteoarthritis (M15-M19)

M16.10

Billable / SpecificICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, unspecified hip

Wear-and-tear arthritis of one hip joint that developed without prior injury or underlying condition, but the specific hip is not documented.

CMS-HCC V28

N/A

Not mapped

CMS-HCC V24

Historical

Historical

Not used for CY2026 payment

ACA/HHS

N/A

Not mapped

ESRD/PACE

N/A

Not mapped

RXHCC

N/A

Not mapped

Inclusion Terms

Official
  • Primary osteoarthritis of hip NOSInherited from M16.1

Excludes 2

Official
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19
  • osteoarthritis of spine (M47.-)Inherited from M00-M99, M15-M19

Includes

Official

No Includes notes are included in this display for M16.10. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 1

Official

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Code First

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Use Additional

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Code Also

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No Code Also instructions are included in this display for M16.10. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Buddy Documentation Tip

HCC Buddy guidance
This is a default code when unilateral primary hip osteoarthritis is documented but laterality (right vs left) is not specified
Always attempt to obtain laterality information to assign the more specific M16.11 or M16.12 code

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Is M16.10 an HCC code?

No. M16.10 is a billable ICD-10-CM code with no mapping under the current CMS-HCC V28 community payment model, and none under the ESRD, Part D RxHCC, or HHS-HCC models.

Code
M16.10
Description
Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, unspecified hip
HCC (V28)
No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
RAF reference coefficient
Billable
Yes
Payment year
2026

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What This Code Means

M16.10 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for unilateral primary osteoarthritis, unspecified hip. Wear-and-tear arthritis of one hip joint that developed without prior injury or underlying condition, but the specific hip is not documented. M16.10 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (m00-m99), within the section covering osteoarthritis (m15-m19).

M16.10 is a billable ICD-10-CM code, but no current CMS-HCC V28 community payment mapping is shown, and none under the ESRD, Part D RxHCC, or HHS-HCC models. Do not assign risk adjustment value from this page when no source-backed mapping is shown; verify the applicable model and payment year.

This is a default code when unilateral primary hip osteoarthritis is documented but laterality (right vs left) is not specified.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for M16.10 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Coding Tips

  • This is a default code when unilateral primary hip osteoarthritis is documented but laterality (right vs left) is not specified
  • Always attempt to obtain laterality information to assign the more specific M16.11 or M16.12 code

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

Also searched as

  • M16 10
  • M1610

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