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M16.12

Billable

Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left hip

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Wear-and-tear arthritis of the left hip joint that developed without prior injury or underlying condition.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm documentation explicitly states 'left hip' or 'left side' to use this laterality-specific code
  • •This is the most specific code for unilateral primary osteoarthritis of the left hip

Code Hierarchy

└M16Osteoarthritis of hip└M16.1Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of hip└M16.12Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left hip
└M16.12Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left hip

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