M12.531

Traumatic arthropathy, right wrist

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 18 never code together

Excludes1

current injury-see Alphabetic Index
post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint (M18.2-M18.3)M18.2-M18.3
post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip (M16.4-M16.5)M16.4-M16.5
post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee (M17.2-M17.3)M17.2-M17.3
post-traumatic osteoarthritis NOS (M19.1-)M19.1-
post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other single joints (M19.1-)M19.1-

M12code

Excludes1

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 2

Includes

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 2 same parent — M12.53

Additional references

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Present FY2024–FY2027.