M12.38
Palindromic rheumatism, other specified site
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 12 never code together
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 3
M12.38code
Inclusion terms
- Palindromic rheumatism, vertebrae
M00-M25block
Includes
- Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M12.3
M12.30 Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified site M12.31 Palindromic rheumatism, shoulder category M12.32 Palindromic rheumatism, elbow category M12.33 Palindromic rheumatism, wrist category M12.34 Palindromic rheumatism, hand category M12.35 Palindromic rheumatism, hip category M12.36 Palindromic rheumatism, knee category M12.37 Palindromic rheumatism, ankle and foot category M12.39 Palindromic rheumatism, multiple sites
Additional references
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