Other specified arthritis, wrist

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:

M13.831 Other specified arthritis, right wrist
M13.832 Other specified arthritis, left wrist
M13.839 Other specified arthritis, unspecified wrist

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 Other specified arthritis, wrist

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 M13 Other arthritis

Excludes1 - never coded here

arthrosis (M15-M19)
osteoarthritis (M15-M19)

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.

Climacteric
Arthropyosis
Pyoarthrosis
Change > life
Septic > joint
Abscess > joint
Change > of life
Pyemia, pyemic > joint
Pyarthritis, pyarthrosis
Climacteric > arthritis NEC
Arthritis, arthritic > septic
Arthritis, arthritic > allergic
Arthritis, arthritic > purulent
Climacteric > polyarthritis NEC
Suppuration, suppurative > joint
Arthritis, arthritic > suppurative
Arthritis, arthritic > in > infection
Arthritis, arthritic > menopausal NEC
Menopause, menopausal > arthritis NEC
Arthritis, arthritic > climacteric NEC
Disease, diseased > joint > suppurative
Arthritis, arthritic > toxic of menopause
Arthritis, arthritic > primary progressive
Polyarthritis, polyarthropathy > infective
Arthritis, arthritic > in > coliform bacilli
Arthritis, arthritic > infectious or infective
Menopause, menopausal > toxic polyarthritis NEC
Arthritis, arthritic > ankylosing > sites other than spine
Arthritis, arthritic > specified form NEC > wrist

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M13.80	Other specified arthritis, unspecified site	Valid
M13.81	Other specified arthritis, shoulder	Not billable
M13.82	Other specified arthritis, elbow	Not billable
M13.84	Other specified arthritis, hand	Not billable
M13.85	Other specified arthritis, hip	Not billable
M13.86	Other specified arthritis, knee	Not billable
M13.87	Other specified arthritis, ankle and foot	Not billable
M13.88	Other specified arthritis, other site	Valid
M13.89	Other specified arthritis, multiple sites	Valid