Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], elbow

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

M12.021 Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], right elbow
M12.022 Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], left elbow
M12.029 Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified elbow

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], elbow

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from M12 Other and unspecified arthropathy

Excludes1 - never coded here

arthrosis (M15-M19)
cricoarytenoid arthropathy (J38.7)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Jaccoud's syndrome
Syndrome > Jaccoud's
Arthropathy > Jaccoud
Fibrositis > nodular, chronic
Arthritis, arthritic > postrheumatic, chronic
Arthropathy > postrheumatic, chronic > elbow

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M12.00	Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified site	Valid
M12.01	Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], shoulder	Not billable
M12.03	Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], wrist	Not billable
M12.04	Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], hand	Not billable
M12.05	Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], hip	Not billable
M12.06	Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], knee	Not billable
M12.07	Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], ankle and foot	Not billable
M12.08	Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], other specified site	Valid
M12.09	Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], multiple sites	Valid