FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Villonodular synovitis (pigmented)
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CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Villonodular synovitis (pigmented)
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CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
M12.20Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), unspecified siteBillable / specificM12.21Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), shoulderCategory · further specificity requiredM12.22Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), elbowCategory · further specificity requiredM12.23Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), wristCategory · further specificity requiredM12.24Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), handCategory · further specificity requiredM12.25Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), hipCategory · further specificity requiredM12.26Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), kneeCategory · further specificity requiredM12.27Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), ankle and footCategory · further specificity requiredM12.28Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), other specified siteBillable / specificM12.29Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), multiple sitesBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M12.0 | Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud] | Category · further specificity required |
| M12.1 | Kaschin-Beck disease | Category · further specificity required |
| M12.3 | Palindromic rheumatism | Category · further specificity required |
| M12.4 | Intermittent hydrarthrosis | Category · further specificity required |
| M12.5 | Traumatic arthropathy | Category · further specificity required |
| M12.8 | Other specific arthropathies, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M12.9 | Arthropathy, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗