Valid for Submission
M21.621 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of bunionette of right foot. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code M21.621 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like bilateral tailor's bunion of feet, mass of joint of left foot, mass of joint of right foot, mass of joint of right foot, mass of lesser toe, mass of lesser toe, etc
Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Bilateral Tailor's bunion of feet
- Mass of joint of left foot
- Mass of joint of right foot
- Mass of joint of right foot
- Mass of lesser toe
- Mass of lesser toe
- Tailor's bunion of left foot
- Tailor's bunion of right foot
- Tailor's bunion of right foot
Diagnostic Related Groups
The ICD-10 code M21.621 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.
- 564 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH MCC
- 565 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC
- 566 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC
Replacement Code
M21621 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- M20.11 - Hallux valgus (acquired), right foot
Convert M21.621 to ICD-9
- 727.1 - Bunion (Approximate Flag)
Code Classification
Code History
- 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