Intermittent hydrarthrosis
Intermittent hydrarthrosis
M12.4 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
Periodic, self-resolving joint effusion of unspecified site, classified under other and unspecified arthropathy (M12.4), where the affected joint is not documented.
Recurrent, self-limiting joint effusion at an anatomical site not captured by any laterality-specific M12.4x code — used when the affected joint falls outside the named sites (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle/foot) in the M12.4 subcategory.
Recurrent, self-resolving fluid accumulation affecting multiple joints simultaneously, classified under other and unspecified arthropathy in the musculoskeletal chapter.