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M19.149

Billable

Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified hand

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

What This Code Means

Arthritis of the hand that developed after an injury or trauma, but the specific side (left or right) is not documented.

Coding Tips

  • •Query the provider to determine which hand is affected to enable more specific coding
  • •Use only when laterality cannot be determined from the available clinical documentation

Code Hierarchy

└M19Other and unspecified osteoarthritis└M19.1Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other joints└M19.14Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, hand└M19.149Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified hand
└M19.149Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified hand

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