ICD-10-CM Code M12.521

Valid for Submission

M12.521 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of traumatic arthropathy, right elbow. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code M12.521 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

• 553 - BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITH MCC
• 554 - BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC

Convert M12.521 to ICD-9

• 716.12 - Traum arthropathy-up/arm (Approximate Flag)

Code Classification

• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
  • Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14)
    • Other and unspecified arthropathy (M12)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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