M21.839 - Other specified acquired deformities of unspecified forearm
| ICD-10: | M21.839 |
| Short Description: | Other specified acquired deformities of unspecified forearm |
| Long Description: | Other specified acquired deformities of unspecified forearm |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
M21.839 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified acquired deformities of unspecified forearm. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like M21.839 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Acquired deformity of wrist
- Acquired deformity of wrist
- Acquired deformity of wrist
- Acquired fixed flexion deformity of joint of upper limb
- Acquired fixed flexion deformity of wrist
- Acquired radial deviation of hand
- Acquired valgus deformity of joint of upper limb
- Acquired valgus deformity of wrist
- Acquired varus deformity of joint of upper limb
- Acquired varus deformity of wrist
- Deformity of carpal bone
- Radial deviation of hand
- Radial deviation of the wrist
- Ulnar deviation of hand
- Ulnar deviation of the wrist
- Valgus wrist
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| M21.839 | 736.09 - Forearm deformity NEC | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
